An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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-escent
  -است  
-est
Fr.: -escent  

A suffix of adjectives often corresponding to verbs in -esce and nouns in -escence. → luminescent.

Etymology (EN): From -escentia, from escens, from esse “to be,” → existence, + -ia.

Etymology (PE): → -escence.