myEtymology.com: French etymology of recruter

Etymology of the French word recruter

the French word recruter

derived from the French word recrue

derived from the French word recroître

derived from the French word croître

derived from the Old French word creistre

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 Old French prefix re-

English recruit, Romanian recruta, Spanish reclutar

Italian reclutare