Synonyms & related words for accretive

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Words related to accretive

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Where does accretive come from?

The word accretive breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: ac-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); cret, from Latin crescere (“to grow”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to, having the quality of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.