English Explanatory Dictionary

accumulative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.

Pronunciation

/əˈkjum.jəˌleɪ.tɪv/ /əˈkjum.jəˌlə.tɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accumulative.wav

Word forms

accumulative more accumulative most accumulative

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.

Synonyms

cumulative additional

Derived words

accumulatively accumulativeness accumulativity bioaccumulative nonaccumulative

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