Etymology of the English word cumulus
the English word
cumulusderived from the Latin word
cumulus (finishing touch, consummation, pinnacle; heap, pile, mound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of cumulus in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
cumulet,
altocumulus,
stratocumulus,
cumulonimbusCognates
Dutch
cumuluswolk, French
cumulus, German
Kumulus, Norwegian
kumulusskyUsage
Word found in Modern English
