Etymology of the English word increment
the English word
incrementderived from the Latin word
incrementum (growth, development, increase)
derived from the Latin word
increscere (grow; grow, swell)
derived from the Latin word
in-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
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of increment in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
incrementalUsage
Word found in Modern English
