cumulus
English
/ˈkjuːmjələs/
noun
Definitions
- A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds.
- A mound or heap.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cumulus (heap, a heap, pile, an accumulation).
Origin
Latin
cumulus
Gloss
heap, a heap, pile, an accumulation
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pyrocumulus English
- stratocumulus English
- cumulus Finnish
- combrus Latin
- cumulo Latin
- cumulus Latin
- comble French
- colmo Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰéreti Proto-Indo-European
- *ku-m-olo Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- cumulusmoln Swedish
- combre Old French
- *kuml Proto-Brythonic
- *komberū Gaulish