Etymology

cumulate

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Today it means: To accumulate; to amass. Full definition →

Latin cumulātus ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
  3. Latincumulus
  4. Latincumulō
  5. Latincumulātus
  6. English todaycumulate

First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin cumulātus, perfect passive participle of cumulō (“to pile up”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Sporadic use of the participle up until Early Modern English.

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