myEtymology.com: English etymology of cymene

Etymology of the English word cymene

the English word cymene

derived from the French word cymène

derived 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 Greek word kuminon, κύμινον (dill or fennel ('cummin'))

using the Latin suffix -ène

using the English prefix cym-

derived from the Greek word kuminon, κύμινον (dill or fennel ('cummin'))

using the Greek suffix -ene

derived from the Greek word kummon

The earliest known usage of cymene in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English