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Where does “decreaseth” come from?

decreaseth (English) comes from English decrease, from Middle English decresen, from Middle English discresen, from Old French descreistre, from Latin decrēscere.

decreaseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “decreaseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecreaseOf a quantity, to become smaller; To make ...
2Middle Englishdecresen—
3Middle Englishdiscresen—
4Old Frenchdescreistreto decrease; to lessen; to diminish
5Latindecrēscere—
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