Etymology

misaccumulation

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Today it means: Incorrect accumulation. Full definition →

English accumulation ← Middle English acumulacyon ← Latin accumulātiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  10. Proto-Italic*ad
  11. Proto-Italic*ad-
  12. Latinad-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
  15. Latincumulus
  16. Latincumulō
  17. Latinaccumulō
  18. Latinaccumulātiō
  19. Middle Frenchaccumulation
  20. Latinaccumulātiō
  21. Middle Englishacumulacyon
  22. Englishaccumulation
  23. English todaymisaccumulation

From mis- + accumulation.

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