Where does “cima” come from?
cima (English) comes from Italian cima, from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα, from Proto-Hellenic kūmə, from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
cima (English): Obsolete spelling of cyma
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of cyma
Ancestry of “cima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cima | top; peak, spur; summit |
| 2 | Latin | cȳma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κῦμα | swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kūmə | swell, wave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱúh₁mn̥ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |