Accumulate
/əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/noun
To gather or pile up over time.
Did you know?Accumulate entered English through Latin accumulāre, built from ad- (“to, toward”) + cumulāre (“to heap up”), and its deeper root is shared with words about hills, piles, and abundance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*keu-
“to bend, swell, or be curved”
Latin
Latin
cumulus
“a heap or pile”
Latin
Latin
accumulāre
“to heap up, add to”
Late Middle English
English
accumulaten
“to gather together or increase”
Modern English
English
accumulate
“to gather or pile up over time”
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