Where does “pyrocumulonimbus” come from?
pyrocumulonimbus (English) comes from English cumulonimbus, from Latin cumulus, from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
pyrocumulonimbus (English): An extreme manifestation of a pyrocumulus, generated by the heat of a wildfire, that often rises to the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere
Definitions
- An extreme manifestation of a pyrocumulus, generated by the heat of a wildfire, that often rises to the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere
Ancestry of “pyrocumulonimbus”, step by step
pyrocumulonimbus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cumulonimbus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cumulonimbus | A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base,... |
| 2 | Latin | cumulus | heap, pile; surplus; summit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ku-m-olo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |