English
acerval
Acerval comes from Latin acervalis ‘accumulated or heaped up’, and goes back to acervus ‘heap’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervus‘heap’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervalis‘accumulated or heaped up’
- Englishtodayacerval
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervus‘heap’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervalis‘accumulated or heaped up’
- Englishtodayacerval
Every English word from Latin acervus
Today it means
adj Pertaining to a heap.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin acervus / acerval