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Where does “decrescere” come from?

decrescere (Italian) comes from Latin decrēscere.

decrescere (Italian): to decrease, go down, wane or ebb

Definitions

  1. to decrease, go down, wane or ebb

Ancestry of “decrescere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecrēscere—

Words derived from “decrescere”

  • decrescendo
  • decrescendo
Every word from Latin decrēscere →