decremental en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˌdɛkɹəˈməntəɫ] (UK)
Etymology
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 decresco Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin decrementumbor. English decrement English -al English decremental From decrement + -al.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to a decrement.
- (not-comparable) Decreasing.