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cima.

top, summit

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsĩ.mɐ/Brazil/ˈsi.mɐ/Portugal
  1. top, summit

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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. Latin cȳma Old Galician-Portuguese cima Portuguese cima From Old Galician-Portuguese cima, from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “something swollen; wave, billow”), from κύω (kúō, “to be pregnant, conceive”).

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