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Where does “crescut” come from?

crescut (Romanian) comes from Romanian crește, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crescut (Romanian): past participle of crește grown; grown, grown-up

Definitions

  1. past participle of crește grown; grown, grown-up

Ancestry of “crescut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancreșteto grow, increase; to raise, cultivate
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
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