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iss ISS íss īss İSS -iss French Etymology From the fr la - inchoative infix la -sc-, from la -esco -ēscō, but now extended to many non-inchoative verbs as well. Cognates include it -isc-, pt -ec-, pt -esc-, and pt -esç-, ca -eix-, and ro -esc- and ro -ăsc-. Infix fr infix An infix found in most parts of the conjugation of regular fr -ir verbs. Related terms fr -is, fr -it Old French Etymology From fro la - la -sc-, from the la esco -ēscō conjugation, originally with inchoative meaning; evolved early on into a verb extension with little apparent semantic meaning. Infix fro infix An inchoative infix appearing on many verbs, and integrated into the conjugation of some fro -ir verbs.