Where does “accumulator” come from?
Accumulator comes from Latin accumulator, derived from the verb accumulo meaning to gather together, from the prefix ad- meaning toward combined with the Proto-Indo-European root h₂éd meaning to eat or consume.
accumulator (English): One who, or that which, accumulates; A wet-cell...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, accumulates; A wet-cell...
Ancestry of “accumulator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | accumulator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | accumulō | to add to a heap, heap or pile up, accumulate, load, amass |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |