Etymology of the English word concrete
the English word
concretederived from the French word
concretederived from the Latin word
concretus (coagulation; solidifying; condensation; composed, formed; composite; condensed; curdled, clotted)
derived from the Latin word
concrescere (thicken; condense, collect)
derived from the Latin word
crescere (to grow; come forth, to be; arise; thrive, increase)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of concrete in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
concretism,
concretize,
ferroconcrete,
concretedDerivations in other languages
Spanish
concretoCognates
Dutch
concreet, French
concret, German
konkret, Italian
concreto, Lithuanian
konkretus, Norwegian
konkret, Russian
конкpeтный, Spanish
concreto, Swedish
konkretUsage
Word found in Modern English
