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accumulative

adj
/əˈkjum.jəˌleɪ.tɪv/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor. Middle English accumylaten English accumulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English accumulative From accumulate + -ive.

  1. derived from -yf English -ive English accumulative From accumulate + -ive
  2. derived from -īvus Old French -ifbor
  3. derived from accumylaten English accumulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder
  4. derived from cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor
  5. derived from *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder✻

Definitions

  1. Characterized by accumulation

    Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass

    • At the back of it all was a nebulous, accumulative foreboding; a gathering together in the cumulus sky; a mounting excitement in the heart of secrecy […]

  2. Having a propensity to amass

    Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.

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