Etymology of the English word accumulate
the English word
accumulatederived from the Latin word
accumulatio (accumulation, heaping, piling up)
derived from the Latin word
accumulatusderived from the Latin word
accumulare (accumulate, heap, pile up)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
cumulare (heap, pile up, high; increase, augment, enhance)
derived from the Latin word
cumulus (finishing touch, consummation, pinnacle; heap, pile, mound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of accumulate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
accumulative,
accumulated,
accumulatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
