Where does “accretionary” come from?

accretionary (English) comes from English accretion, from Latin accrētiō, from Latin accrēscō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

accretionary (English): Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion

Ancestry of “accretionary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccretionThe act of increasing by natural growth;...
2Latinaccrētiōincrement
3Latinaccrēscōto grow, increase
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-