Where does “incrementer” come from?
incrementer (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.
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Ancestry of “incrementer”, step by step
incrementer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English increment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | increment | The action of increasing or becoming greater; The... |
| 2 | Latin | incrementum | growth, development, increase, augmentation;... |
| 3 | Latin | incrēscō | to grow in or upon |
| 4 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |