English
increscent
Increscent comes from Latin increscens ‘swelling’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEincrescens‘swelling’
- Englishtodayincrescent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEincrescens‘swelling’
- Englishtodayincrescent
The story
Attested since about 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere.
Every English word from Latin increscens
Today it means
noun A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin increscens / increscent