Etymology

deaccumulation

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Today it means: The reversal of accumulation, as by selling the assets of a business. Full definition →

English accumulation ← Middle English acumulacyon ← Latin accumulātiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
  13. Latincumulus
  14. Latincumulō
  15. Latinaccumulō
  16. Latinaccumulātiō
  17. Middle Frenchaccumulation
  18. Latinaccumulātiō
  19. Middle Englishacumulacyon
  20. Englishaccumulation
  21. English todaydeaccumulation

From de- + accumulation.

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