Where does “ciumerniță” come from?

ciumerniță (Romanian) comes from Romanian ciumă, 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.

ciumerniță (Romanian): thorn apple (Datura stramonium)

Definitions

  1. thorn apple (Datura stramonium)

Ancestry of “ciumerniță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciumăplague, pest, pestilence
2Latincȳmayoung sprout or spring shoot of cabbage
3Ancient Greekκῦμαswell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo
4Proto-Hellenickūməswell, wave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱúh₁mn̥
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic kūmə
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