Where does “succrescent” come from?
succrescent (English) comes from Latin succrescens, from Latin succresco, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
succrescent (English): Growing out from underneath
Definitions
- Growing out from underneath
Ancestry of “succrescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | succrescens | growing under, or from under |
| 2 | Latin | succresco | I grow under, or from under |
| 3 | Latin | crēscō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |