Etymology

accumulativeness

Today it means: The state or qualities of being accumulative. Full definition →

English accumulative ← 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. Englishaccumulative
  14. English todayaccumulativeness

From accumulative + -ness.

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