Where does “encresynge” come from?
encresynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English encresen, from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere, from Latin incresco, from Latin cresco, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
encresynge (Middle English): Growth, enhancement; increase in number or magnitude
Definitions
- Growth, enhancement; increase in number or magnitude
Ancestry of “encresynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | encresen | To grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | encreistre | Alternative form of encroistre |
| 3 | Latin | increscere | present active infinitive of incrēscō; increase |
| 4 | Latin | incresco | I grow in or upon; I swell, or am swollen |
| 5 | Latin | cresco | I increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |