Where does “crēscō” come from?

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

crēscō (Latin): to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment

Definitions

  1. to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment

Ancestry of “crēscō”, step by step

crēscō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic krēskō

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

via Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁-sḱéti—

Words derived from “crēscō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →