Where does “acerval” come from?
acerval (English) comes from Latin acervalis, from Latin acervus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
acerval (English): Pertaining to a heap
Ancestry of “acerval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | acervalis | accumulated or heaped up |
| 2 | Latin | acervus | mass, heap, pile, stack; treasure; cluster |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |