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Where does “crescer” come from?

crescer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese crecer, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crescer (Portuguese): to grow; to grow up; to grow in number or extent

Definitions

  1. to grow; to grow up; to grow in number or extent

Ancestry of “crescer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecrecer—
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 “crescer”

  • crescimento
  • anticrescimento
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