κυμαίνω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • to billow, swell

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek κῦμα (wave, billow, swell, something swollen, fetus, sprout of a plant, embryo, cyma, anything swollen, such as a wave billow).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κῦμα

Gloss

wave, billow, swell, something swollen, fetus, sprout of a plant, embryo, cyma, anything swollen, such as a wave billow

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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