English
accresce
Accresce comes from Latin accrēscō ‘to grow, increase’, 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 accrescere‘to grow, increase’
- Englishtodayaccresce
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 accrescere‘to grow, increase’
- Englishtodayaccresce
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 accrue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- / accresce