Etymology of the English word cumulonimbus
the English word
cumulonimbusderived from the English word
cumulusderived from the Latin word
cumulus (finishing touch, consummation, pinnacle; heap, pile, mound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuÉ™-derived from the English word
nimbusderived from the Latin word
nimbus (rainstorm, cloud)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nebh-Usage
Word found in Modern English
