Where does “cymelet” come from?

cymelet (English) comes from English cyme, from French cime, from French cimetière, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimiterium, from Late Latin coemeterium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω — to be lying down; to settle.

cymelet (English): A little cyme

Definitions

  1. A little cyme

Ancestry of “cymelet”, step by step

cymelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cyme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcymeA “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud
2Frenchcimepeak, summit; top
3Frenchcimetièrecemetery, graveyard
4Old Frenchcimitiere
5Medieval Latincimiterium
6Late Latincoemeteriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground
7Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
8Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via English let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishletTo allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow...
2Middle Englishletento let
3Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
4Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Ancient Greek κοιμάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον