-esco etymology

Latin

Latin word -esco comes from Latin -eo, Latin -sco

Etymology of -esco

Detailed word origin of -esco

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-eo Latin (lat) (no longer productive) Forms causative verbs from primary (third conjugation and some fourth conjugation) verbs. Forms stative verbs from adjectives.
-sco Latin (lat) Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to start to (verb), to begin to (verb)".
-esco Latin (lat) Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become (adjective)".