Where does “kreskaĵo” come from?

kreskaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kreski, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kreskaĵo (Esperanto): plant, seedling

Definitions

  1. plant, seedling

Ancestry of “kreskaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokreskito grow
2Latincrēscōto rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment
3Proto-Italickrēskō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →