Where does “increment” come from?
Increment comes from Latin incrementum, derived from Latin incresco, from Latin cresco with the prefix Latin in-, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne and Proto-Indo-European h₁én.
increment (English): The action of increasing or becoming greater; The...
Definitions
- The action of increasing or becoming greater; The...
Ancestry of “increment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | incrementum | growth, development, increase, augmentation;... |
| 2 | Latin | incrēscō | to grow in or upon |
| 3 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |