Etymology

hyperaccumulator

Today it means: Any plant that can accumulate large quantities of trace elements from its environment, and thus may be used in phytoremediation or phytomining. Full definition →

English accumulator ← Latin accumulātor ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  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. Latinaccumulātor
  17. Englishaccumulator
  18. English todayhyperaccumulator

From hyper- + accumulator.

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