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Where does “incrementum” come from?

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

incrementum (Latin): growth, development, increase, augmentation;...

Definitions

  1. growth, development, increase, augmentation;...

Ancestry of “incrementum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincrēscō—
2Latincrēscō—
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 “incrementum”

  • increment
  • incrementation
  • autoincrement
  • incrementer
  • incrementor
  • incrementable
  • pre-increment
  • post-increment
  • incrément
  • incrémenter
  • increment
  • incrimint
  • ఇంక్రిమెంటు
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