Where does “disincrease” come from?
disincrease (English) comes from English Dis, from English disrespect, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
disincrease (English): The reduction of something that has increased or that typically increases
Definitions
- The reduction of something that has increased or that typically increases
Ancestry of “disincrease”, step by step
disincrease traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dis | Hades |
| 2 | English | disrespect | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;... |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English increase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | increase | To become larger or greater; To make larger; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | encresen | To grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | encreistre | Alternative form of encroistre |
| 4 | Latin | increscere | present active infinitive of incrēscō; increase |
| 5 | Latin | incresco | I grow in or upon; I swell, or am swollen |
| 6 | Latin | cresco | I increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply,... |
| 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 |