supercresco

Latin

Etymology

From super- +‎ crēscō (grow).

Pronunciation

Verb

supercrēscō (present infinitive supercrēscere, perfect active supercrēvī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to grow up, over or on
  2. to excel or outdo

Conjugation

Descendants

  • French: surcroître
  • Italian: sopraccrescere

References

  • supercresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • supercresco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.