Latin

cumulus

‘heap, pile’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin cumulus.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin cumulus, most familiar first.

• cumulus
• cumber ← combren ← encombrer
• cumulate ← cumulātus ← cumulō
• adcumulate ← cumulate ← cumulātus ← cumulō
• colmatage ← colmater ← colmate ← colmata ← cumulāre
• cumuliform
• orthocumulate ← cumulate ← cumulātus ← cumulō

Etymograph / Latin cumulus