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Where does “accumulate” come from?

Accumulate comes from Latin accumulatus, past participle of accumulo, formed from the prefix ad- (toward) and cumulo (to heap), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd meaning to heap or pile up.

accumulate (English): To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or...

Definitions

  1. To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or...

Ancestry of “accumulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaccumylaten—

Words derived from “accumulate”

  • accumulation
  • accumulative
  • bioaccumulation
  • bioaccumulate
  • bioaccumulative
  • overaccumulation
  • reaccumulation
  • hyperaccumulation
  • accumulatively
  • reaccumulate
  • hyperaccumulate
  • phytoaccumulation
  • accumulable
  • nonaccumulation
  • deaccumulation
  • accumulativeness
  • coaccumulation
  • accumulational
  • hydroaccumulation
  • accumulatest
  • nonbioaccumulative
  • accumulateth
  • accumulativity
  • antiaccumulation
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