Where does “cúmulo” come from?

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

cúmulo (Portuguese): cumulus; epitome; the foremost example of...

Definitions

  1. cumulus; epitome; the foremost example of...

Ancestry of “cúmulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincumulusheap, pile; surplus; summit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanku-m-olo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo →Every word from Latin cumulus →
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