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Where does “increse” come from?

increse (Middle English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “increse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanencreistreAlternative form of encroistre
2Latinincrescerepresent active infinitive of incrēscō; increase
3LatinincrescoI grow in or upon; I swell, or am swollen
4LatincrescoI increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply,...
5Proto-Italickrēskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “increse”

  • increase
  • increasing
  • increaseth
  • nonincreasing
  • increaser
  • increasable
  • increasement
  • increasest
  • increasableness
  • nonincrease
  • increaseful
  • unincreasable
  • superincreasing
  • reincrease
  • unincreasing
  • encrease
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