Etymology

accumulatively

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Today it means: In an accumulative manner Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English accumulative
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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. Englishaccumulative
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todayaccumulatively

From accumulative + -ly.

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