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decresco.

to grow less or shorter, decrease, wane, dwindle

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[deːˈkreːs.koː]Classical-Latin[deˈkrɛs.ko]
  1. to grow less or shorter, decrease, wane, dwindle

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  2. to vanish, fade, disappear, pass away by diminution

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin dēcrēscō From de- (“of; from, away from”) + crēscō (“grow”).

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