Where does “crescentic” come from?
crescentic (English) comes from English crescent, from Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt, from Old French creissant, from Latin crēscēns, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
crescentic (English): Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc;...
Definitions
- Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc;...
Ancestry of “crescentic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crescent | The figure of the moon as it appears in its first... |
| 2 | Middle English | cressaunt | crescent shape or heraldic charge |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | cressaunt | — |
| 4 | Old French | creissant | present participle of creistre; crescent |
| 5 | Latin | crēscēns | coming to be |
| 6 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |