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Where does “cumulare” come from?

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

cumulare (Italian): to accumulate

Definitions

  1. to accumulate

Ancestry of “cumulare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincumulō—
2Latincumulusheap, pile; surplus; summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanku-m-olo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cumulare”

  • cumulabile
  • cumulazione
  • cumulabilità
  • cumulate
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