myEtymology.com: French etymology of cymène

Etymology of the French word cymène

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

English cymene, Romanian cimen