Where does “accumulative” come from?

Accumulative comes from Latin accumulatus, past participle of accumulare, formed from the prefix ad- meaning "to" and cumulare meaning "to heap," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd meaning "to add."

accumulative (English): Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect...

Definitions

  1. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect...

Ancestry of “accumulative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or...
2Middle English-yfA suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...
3Old French-if-ive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “accumulative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from English -ive →