Etymology of the French word concret
the French word
concretderived 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 concret in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
concrètement,
concréter,
concrétiserDerivations in other languages
Romanian
concretCognates
Dutch
concreet, English
concrete, German
konkret, Italian
concreto, Lithuanian
konkretus, Norwegian
konkret, Russian
конкpeтный, Spanish
concreto, Swedish
konkret
