Where does “creciente” come from?
creciente (Spanish) comes from Latin crēscēns, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
creciente (Spanish): crescent, of a waxing moon; increasing; crescent
Definitions
- crescent, of a waxing moon; increasing; crescent
Ancestry of “creciente”, step by step
creciente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin crēscēns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crēscēns | coming to be |
| 2 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Old Spanish crescente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | crescente | growing |
| 2 | Latin | crescentem | accusative masculine singular of crēscēns;... |