Where does “incrementally” come from?
Incrementally derives from the English suffix -ly, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm, meaning "like" or "similar."
incrementally (English): In an incremental fashion; by small additions
Definitions
- In an incremental fashion; by small additions
Ancestry of “incrementally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incremental | Pertaining to an increment; Occurring over a... |
| 2 | English | increment | The action of increasing or becoming greater; The... |
| 3 | Latin | incrementum | growth, development, increase, augmentation;... |
| 4 | Latin | incrēscō | to grow in or upon |
| 5 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 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 |