Where does “increscere” come from?
increscere (Latin) comes from Latin incresco, from Latin cresco, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
increscere (Latin): present active infinitive of incrēscō; increase
Definitions
- present active infinitive of incrēscō; increase
Ancestry of “increscere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | incresco | I grow in or upon; I swell, or am swollen |
| 2 | Latin | cresco | I increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “increscere”