Etymology of the English word cymatium
the English word
cymatiumderived from the New Latin word
cuma (spring shoots of cabbage, similar; hollow sphere)
derived from the Greek word
kuma, κῦμα (a billow (as bursting or toppling))
derived from the Greek word
kuein, κύειν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-using the Greek suffix
-eanDate
The earliest known usage of cymatium in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
