Where does “increasing” come from?
Increasing derives from Middle English -ing, Old English -ing, Latin increscere meaning "to grow in," Latin incresco, Latin cresco meaning "to grow," Latin in, and Proto-Indo-European ne.
increasing (English): on the increase; present participle of increase;...
Definitions
- on the increase; present participle of increase;...
Ancestry of “increasing”, step by step
increasing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Middle English encresing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | encresing | — |