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Where does “kreski” come from?

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

kreski (Esperanto): to grow

Definitions

  1. to grow

Ancestry of “kreski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēscō—
2Proto-Italickrēskō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kreski”

  • kresko
  • kreskaĵo
  • ekkreski
  • altkreska
  • elkreski
  • kreskiĝi
  • alkreski
  • malaltkreska
  • kreskigi
  • plenkreskulo
  • alkresko
  • kreskar
  • kreskigar
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