Where does “increasable” come from?
increasable (English) comes from English increase, from Middle English encresen, from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere, from Latin incresco, from Latin cresco, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
increasable (English): Able to be increased
Ancestry of “increasable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | increase | To become larger or greater; To make larger; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | encresen | — |
| 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 |
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