Where does “accretion” come from?

Accretion comes from Latin accretio, formed from the prefix ad- and a root related to Latin ad and Proto-Indo-European ád, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd.

accretion (English): The act of increasing by natural growth;...

Definitions

  1. The act of increasing by natural growth;...

Ancestry of “accretion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaccrētiōincrement
2Latinaccrēscōto grow, increase
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “accretion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →