Where does “increase” come from?
Increase comes from Middle English increse, from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere meaning "to grow in," from cresco meaning "to grow."
increase (English): To become larger or greater; To make larger; To...
Definitions
- To become larger or greater; To make larger; To...
Ancestry of “increase”, step by step
increase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English encresen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | encresen | To grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | encreistre | Alternative form of encroistre |
| 3 | Latin | increscere | present active infinitive of incrēscō; increase |
| 4 | Latin | incresco | I grow in or upon; I swell, or am swollen |
| 5 | Latin | cresco | I increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Hebrew יוֹסֵף
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | יוֹסֵף | shall add |