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"growth" in seven languages

Meaninggrowth

Spanish

crecimiento

/kɾeθiˈmjento/

masc.inherited

Built on the inherited verb crecer.

French

croissance

/kʁwasɑ̃s/

fem.inherited

Built on croissant, the participle of croître.

Italian

crescita

/ˈkreʃʃita/

fem.inherited

Built on crescere.

Portuguese

crescimento

/kɾesiˈmẽtu/

masc.inherited

Romanian

creștere

/ˈkreʃtere/

fem.inherited

The long infinitive of crește 'to grow', used as a noun.

Catalan

creixement

/kɾəʃəˈmen/

masc.inherited

English

growth

/gɹoʊθ/

native English · from grow, Old English grōwan

English → ItaliangrowthcrescitaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: increase, crescent, concrete, recruit.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

CRĒSCERE‘to grow’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

Each sister made its noun from its own inherited verb (crecer, croître, crescere). French croissant is 'growing' — the waxing moon, then the pastry.

English relatives: increase, crescent, concrete, recruit

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In a sentence

  • esEl crecimiento económico del país se ha frenado.
  • frLa croissance économique du pays a ralenti.
  • itLa crescita economica del paese ha rallentato.
  • ptO crescimento econômico do país desacelerou.
  • roCreșterea economică a țării a încetinit.
  • caEl creixement econòmic del país s'ha alentit.
  • enThe country's economic growth has slowed down.

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