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Where does “crescive” come from?

crescive (English) comes from Latin crēscere, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crescive (English): Increasing or growing; marked by gradual...

Definitions

  1. Increasing or growing; marked by gradual...

Ancestry of “crescive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēscere—
2Proto-Italickrēskō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “crescive”

  • crescively
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