Where does “cresco” come from?

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

cresco (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 “cresco”, step by step

cresco 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 “cresco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →