Etymograph

English

acervatio

Acervatio comes from Latin acervātiō ‘heaping up’, from acervō ‘heap up’, and ultimately from acervus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervus‘heap’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervō‘heap up’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervātiō‘heaping up’
  4. Englishtodayacervatio

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervus‘heap’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervō‘heap up’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacervātiō‘heaping up’
  4. Englishtodayacervatio

Today it means

noun Departing from the normal syntax of a series to increase its effect.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin acervus / acervatio