Etymology of the Latin word accretus
the Latin word
accretus (overgrown with; encased in)
derived from the Latin word
accrescere (to increase; increase, swell, grow larger)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
crescere (to grow; come forth, to be; arise; thrive, increase)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Derivations in Latin
accretioDerivations in other languages
Italian
accreto
