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Where does “incremental” come from?

incremental (English) comes from English increment, from Latin incrementum, from Latin incrēscō, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

incremental (English): Pertaining to an increment; Occurring over a...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to an increment; Occurring over a...

Ancestry of “incremental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincrementThe action of increasing or becoming greater; The...
2Latinincrementumgrowth, development, increase, augmentation;...
3Latinincrēscō—
4Latincrēscō—
5Proto-Italickrēskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “incremental”

  • incrementally
  • incrementalism
  • incrementalist
  • incrementality
  • incrementalistic
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