Where does “cymosely” come from?
cymosely (English) comes from English cymose, from Latin cȳmōsus, 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.
cymosely (English): In a cymose fashion
Definitions
- In a cymose fashion
Ancestry of “cymosely”, step by step
cymosely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cymose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cymose | having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in... |
| 2 | Latin | cȳmōsus | full of shoots |
| 3 | Latin | cȳma | young sprout or spring shoot of cabbage |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κῦμα | swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kūmə | swell, wave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱúh₁mn̥ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |