English
accrease
Accrease comes from Middle English acresen ‘to grow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱer-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱreh₁-sḱétireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrēscō‘to rise, grow, grow up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccrēscōas accrēscere‘to grow, increase’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acreistre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500acresen‘to grow’
- Englishearliest quotation 1603accrease
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱer-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱreh₁-sḱétireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrēscō‘to rise, grow, grow up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccrēscōas accrēscere‘to grow, increase’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acreistre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500acresen‘to grow’
- Englishearliest quotation 1603accrease
Earliest quotation: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes […]: “For then we shal have worke sufficient, without any…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-
create, creative, creator, creature, cereal, creole, procreation, kore, creat, 26 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti
through Latin crēscō ‘to rise, grow, grow up’
increase, increasing, decrease, crescent, increment, croissant, excrement, cru, 10 more
through Latin accrēscō ‘to grow, increase’
Today it means
verb To increase.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- / accrease