what does to word 'crete' mean in English? [closed]

There is/was an English word "crete"(n.) meaning a cradle or frame: it is from the Old French "cretin" = basket, and probably gives us the word "crate. It is unrelated to the "-crete" in concrete and accrete, and is now dialect or obsolete.

In concrete the etymology: < Latin concrētus, past participle of concrēscĕre to grow together:

con = together,

Then we have accretion/to accrete Etymology: < classical Latin accrētiōn-, accrētiō increase < accrēt- , past participial stem of accrēscere accresce v. + -iō -ion suffix

Thus -crēscĕre to grow; increase.

Thus concrete something that grows together, i.e. solidifies.

There are various prefixes that attach to the "-crete" of other words which each have their own meaning or meanings.

Italics = OED