Where does “cumulatively” come from?
Cumulatively derives from English cumulative, from Latin cumulatus and the suffix -ivus, from Latin cumulus meaning heap, combined with Proto-Indo-European ḱóm meaning with.
cumulatively (English): In a cumulative manner
Ancestry of “cumulatively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cumulative | Incorporating all current and previous data up to... |
| 2 | English | -ive | An adjective suffix signifying relating or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -yf | A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 4 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |