Where does “crescograph” come from?

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

crescograph (English): A device for measuring growth in plants

Definitions

  1. A device for measuring growth in plants

Ancestry of “crescograph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēscōto rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →