Where does “cumul” come from?

cumul (French) comes from French cumuler, from Latin cumulō, from Latin cumulus, from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

cumul (French): act of holding several things concurrently; combining

Definitions

  1. act of holding several things concurrently; combining

Ancestry of “cumul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcumulerto accumulate; to multitask
2Latincumulōto heap, pile up, amass, accumulate
3Latincumulusheap, pile; surplus; summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanku-m-olo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cumul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo →Every word from Latin cumulus →