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.

incrementer (English): Any device or circuit that carries out an...

Definitions

  1. Any device or circuit that carries out an...

Ancestry of “incrementer”, step by step

incrementer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English increment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincrementThe action of increasing or becoming greater; The...
2Latinincrementumgrowth, development, increase, augmentation;...
3Latinincrēscōto grow in or upon
4Latincrēscōto rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment
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

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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