Where does “superincreasing” come from?
superincreasing (English) comes from English increasing, from English increase, from Middle English encresen, from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere, from Latin incresco, from Latin cresco, from Proto-Italic krēskō — army.
superincreasing (English): Such that every element of the sequence is...
Definitions
- Such that every element of the sequence is...
Ancestry of “superincreasing”, step by step
superincreasing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English increasing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | increasing | on the increase; present participle of increase;... |
| 2 | English | increase | To become larger or greater; To make larger; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | encresen | To grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | encreistre | Alternative form of encroistre |
| 5 | Latin | increscere | present active infinitive of incrēscō; increase |
| 6 | Latin | incresco | I grow in or upon; I swell, or am swollen |
| 7 | Latin | cresco | I increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |