Etymology of the English word decrease
the English word
decreasederived from the Old French word
descreistrederived from the Latin word
decrescere (decrease; abate; diminish; lose vigor, intensity, decline)
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 Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
using the Old French prefix
decreiss-derived from the Latin word
decrescere (decrease; abate; diminish; lose vigor, intensity, decline)
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 Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of decrease in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
decreasing,
decreasedUsage
Word found in Modern English
