Juvenescence
/ˌdʒuːvəˈnɛsəns/noun
The process or state of becoming young or youthful.
Did you know?Juvenescence comes from the same Latin root as Jupiter’s youthful name *Iuventas*, tying the idea of youth to an ancient Roman divinity of renewal and vitality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeu-
“to be strong, vital, youthful”
Latin
Latin
iuvenis
“young person; youthful”
Latin
Latin
iuvenescere
“to grow young; to become youthful”
Late Latin
Latin
iuvenescentia
“the process of becoming young”
Middle English
English
juvenescence
“youthfulness; the state or process of becoming young”
Modern English
English
juvenescence
“the process or state of becoming youthful”