-esce

Etymology
From, form of. Compare.

Usage notes

 * This is a termination of verbs of Latin origin, having usually an inchoative force, as in or, though less obvious in some verbs, as.
 * The present participle of such verbs appears in English as adjectives with the termination, as in , but such adjectives often exist without a corresponding verb with -esce.
 * The noun is terminated with, as in or.