Cuma

See also: cuma

Translingual

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti

Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

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

• Cumacea
• Eocuma

Descendants

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

See also

• Cuma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cuma ?

1. Cumae