Where does “cumuler” come from?
cumuler (French) comes from Latin cumulō, from Latin cumulus, from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
cumuler (French): to accumulate; to multitask
Definitions
- to accumulate; to multitask
Ancestry of “cumuler”, step by step
cumuler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cumulō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cumulō | to heap, pile up, amass, accumulate |
| 2 | Latin | cumulus | heap, pile; surplus; summit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ku-m-olo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via Latin cumulāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cumulāre | — |