Etymology

overaccumulate

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Today it means: To accumulate excessively Full definition →

English accumulate ← Middle English accumylaten ← Latin accumulātus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  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. Latinaccumulātus
  17. Middle Englishaccumylaten
  18. Englishaccumulate
  19. English todayoveraccumulate

From over- + accumulate.

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