Etymology of the English word seminole
the English word
seminolederived from the English word
Seminoliederived from the Creek word
simalóoniderived from the American-Spanish word
cimarrónderived from the American-Spanish word
cimaderived 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
-eanUsage
Word found in Modern English