Etymograph

English

increate

Increate comes from Middle English increat(e), and goes back to Medieval Latin increātus.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500increātus
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500increat(e)
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1667increate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500increātus
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500increat(e)
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1667increate

Earliest quotation: 1667, John Milton, Book III: “Bright effluence of bright essence increate”.

first attested First attested in 1412 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1412, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English increat(e), borrowed from Medieval Latin increātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Every English word from Medieval Latin increātus

Today it means

adj That exists without having been created.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Medieval Latin increātus / increate

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