English → Latin
“accrue” in Latin
prōveniōto come forth, originate, arise; to appear, come forth; to grow up, thrive, prosperaccēdōto go or come toward, approach, reach; to advance, attack; to be added, joinoriorto rise, get up; to appear, arise, become visible; to be born, come to exist, originate
The English word accrue itself goes back to Latin ad, through accrēsco.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
accrue
provenire (spring up, grow, as crops, etc.): accedere (to be added to): ex aliqua re nasci, oriri (to be born, to arise).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for accrue?
- The usual Latin words for “accrue” are prōveniō, accēdō, orior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.