Where does “decreasement” come from?
decreasement (English) comes from English decrease, from Middle English decresen, from Middle English discresen, from Old French descreistre, from Latin decrēscere.
decreasement (English): The action or process of decreasing; a decrease;...
Definitions
- The action or process of decreasing; a decrease;...
Ancestry of “decreasement”, step by step
decreasement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decrease
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decrease | Of a quantity, to become smaller |
| 2 | Middle English | decresen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | discresen | To decrease in size, number, or extent |
| 4 | Old French | descreistre | to decrease; to lessen; to diminish |
| 5 | Latin | decrēscere | — |