Etymology of the French word croître
the French word
croîtrederived from the Old French word
creistrederived from the Latin word
crescere (to grow; come forth, to be; arise; thrive, increase)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Date
The earliest known usage of croître in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
décroître,
croît,
crus,
croissant,
croissant,
recroître,
crûCognates
Catalan
crexer, Italian
crescere, Latin
crescere, Spanish
crecer
