Where does “cyma reversa” come from?

cyma reversa (English) comes from English cyma, from New Latin cȳma.

cyma reversa (English): A cyma convex in its upper part, and concave in...

Definitions

  1. A cyma convex in its upper part, and concave in...

Ancestry of “cyma reversa”, step by step

cyma reversa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cyma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcymaA moulding of the cornice, wavelike in form,...
2New Latincȳma—

via Latin reversa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreversanominative feminine singular of reversus;...
Every word from New Latin cȳma →Every word from English cyma →