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1. Etymology of the French word cumulus

the French word cumulus
derived from the Latin word cumulus (finishing touch, consummation, pinnacle; heap, pile, mound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keuə-

Date

The earliest known usage of cumulus in French dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in French

cirrocumulus, cumuliforme, cumulonimbus, cumulostratus, strato-cumulus

Derivations in other languages

Romanian cumulus

Cognates

Dutch cumuluswolk, English cumulus, German Kumulus, Norwegian kumulussky

2. Etymology of the French word cumulus

derived from the French word cumulus
derived from the Latin word cumulus (finishing touch, consummation, pinnacle; heap, pile, mound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keuə-




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