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Etymology of the English word nondecreasing

the English word nondecreasing
using the English prefix non-
derived from the English word decreasing
derived from the English word decrease
derived from the Old French word descreistre
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)
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)
using the English suffix -ing

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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