Where does “crescente” come from?

crescente (Italian) comes from Latin crēscēns, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crescente (Italian): increasing, growing, rising; waxing; crescent

Definitions

  1. increasing, growing, rising; waxing; crescent

Ancestry of “crescente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēscēnscoming to be
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- →
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