Where does “cumulonimbus” come from?

cumulonimbus (English) comes from Latin cumulus, from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

cumulonimbus (English): A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base,...

Definitions

  1. A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base,...

Ancestry of “cumulonimbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincumulusheap, pile; surplus; summit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanku-m-olo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cumulonimbus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo →Every word from Latin cumulus →