Where does “acervate” come from?
acervate (English) comes from Latin acervātus, from Latin acervō, from Latin acervus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
acervate (English): Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted...
Definitions
- Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted...
Ancestry of “acervate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | acervātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | acervō | — |
| 3 | Latin | acervus | mass, heap, pile, stack; treasure; cluster |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “acervate”