procresco
From LSJ
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prō-cresco: ĕre, 3,
I v. inch. n.
I To grow forth, spring up, arise, proceed (ante- and post-class.): quattuor ex rebus posse omnia procrescere, Lucr. 1, 715.—
B Trop.: vis morbi procrescit, Lucr. 6, 664.—
II To continue to grow, to grow up, grow larger, increase. *
A Lit.: res progigni et genitas procrescere posse, Lucr. 2, 566.—*
B Trop.: qui (amor) si officiorum ratione coleretur, non ultra myrtos laurusque procresceret, Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 2 Mai.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prōcrēscō,¹⁴ ĕre, intr., croître, grandir : Lucr. 1, 715
