Etymology of the English word cyme
the English word
cymederived from the French word
cymederived from the Latin word
cyma (umflătură; swelling; 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-derived 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 cyme in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
cymoid,
cymoseUsage
Word found in Modern English
