Etymology

decremental

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Today it means: Pertaining to a decrement. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English decrement ← Latin decrementum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latinde-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁-sḱéti
  8. Latincrēscō
  9. Latindecresco
  10. Latindecrementum
  11. Englishdecrement
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. English todaydecremental

From decrement + -al.

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