Where does “acréscimo” come from?

acréscimo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese acrescer, from Latin accrēscere, from Latin crēscere, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

acréscimo (Portuguese): increase

Definitions

  1. increase

Ancestry of “acréscimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseacrescerto increase; to add; to accrue
2Latinaccrēscere—
3Latincrēscere—
4Proto-Italickrēskō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →