Increase etymology in English

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English word increase comes from Latin crescendum, Latin indu, and later Latin incresco (I grow in or upon. I swell, or am swollen.)

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
crescendum	Latin (lat)
indu	Latin (lat)
incresco	Latin (lat)	I grow in or upon. I swell, or am swollen.
encreistre	Anglo-Norman (xno)
increase	Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
increase	English (en)	(astronomy, intransitive) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.. (intransitive) (of a quantity) To become larger.. (transitive) To make (a quantity) larger.. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific. (knitting) The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).. An amount by which a quantity is increased.. For a [...]

Increase etymology