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Where does “crescere” come from?

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

crescere (Italian): to grow, increase, expand, cop on; to grow...

Definitions

  1. to grow, increase, expand, cop on; to grow...

Ancestry of “crescere”, 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 “crescere”

  • crescendo
  • rincrescere
  • ricrescere
  • sopraccrescere
  • crescita
  • rincrescioso
  • crescendo
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