Cuma

Cuma

See also: cuma

Translingual

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *ḱúh₁mn̥
Proto-Hellenic *kūmə
Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă)bor.
Translingual Cuma

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă, “swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo”). Coined by French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards in 1828.

    Proper noun

    Cuma n

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diastylidae – typical cumaceans.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: cuma
    • → Japanese: クーマ (kūma)

    See also

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈku.ma/
    • Rhymes: -uma
    • Hyphenation: Cù‧ma

    Proper noun

    Cuma ?

    1. Cumae
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