Where does “microincrement” come from?
microincrement (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.
microincrement (English): A very small increment
Definitions
- A very small increment
Ancestry of “microincrement”, step by step
microincrement 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 |