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Where does “concrescere” come from?

concrescere (Latin) comes from Latin concresco, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

concrescere (Latin): present active infinitive of concrēscō; to grow...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of concrēscō; to grow...

Ancestry of “concrescere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinconcrescoI thicken, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal
2Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “concrescere”

  • concrete
  • concretely
  • concreteness
  • concretization
  • concretize
  • concretum
  • concretise
  • concretism
  • concretive
  • ferroconcrete
  • concreter
  • concretist
  • papercrete
  • plasticrete
  • concretively
  • -crete
  • bioconcrete
  • concreteth
  • snowcrete
  • icecrete
  • consaw
  • ferroconcreted
  • concretus
  • concrete
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