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Where does “excrescentia” come from?

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

excrescentia (Latin): abnormal growths

Definitions

  1. abnormal growths

Ancestry of “excrescentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcrēscere—
2Latincrēscere—
3Proto-Italickrēskō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “excrescentia”

  • excrescence
  • excrescency
  • superexcrescence
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