Etymology

accumulative

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Today it means: Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass Full definition →

English accumulate ← Middle English accumylaten ← Latin accumulātus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
  7. Latincumulus
  8. Latincumulō
  9. Latinaccumulō
  10. Latinaccumulātus
  11. Middle Englishaccumylaten
  12. Englishaccumulate
  13. English todayaccumulative

From accumulate + -ive.

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