Where does “Cumulus” come from?

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

Cumulus (German): cumulus

Definitions

  1. cumulus

Ancestry of “Cumulus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Cumulus”

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