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Where does “cima” come from?

cima (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cima, from Latin cyma, 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.

cima (Spanish): top; peak, summit, mountaintop

Definitions

  1. top; peak, summit, mountaintop

Ancestry of “cima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcima—
2Latincymayoung sprout or spring shoot of cabbage; hollow...
3Ancient Greekκῦμαswell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo
4Proto-Hellenickūməswell, wave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱúh₁mn̥—
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “cima”

  • encimar
  • cimas
  • encima
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →