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acervus.

mass/heap/pile/stack; treasure, stock; large quantity; cluster; funeral pile;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aˈkɛr.wʊs]Classical-Latin[aˈt͡ʃɛr.vus]
  1. mass, heap, pile, stack, cluster

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. treasure

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. consonant cluster (pronounceable group of consonants that occur together)

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Rix proposes that the term reflects earlier *akes-wo- (“heap of chaff”), itself derived from the same neuter s-stem continued by acus (“husk of grain, chaff”). However, De Vaan notes that the proposed semantic shift of "heap of chaff" to "heap" is highly speculative.

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