Re: Lat. CUMUL/US, CUMIL- (Ar. ghml, ghmyl) --- HEAP...
From: Rick McCallister Message: 68322 Date: 2011-12-29
Yes, but is the -ulus just a Latin suffix?
From: guestu5er <guestuser.0x9357@...> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 5:13 AM Subject: [tied] Re: Lat. CUMUL/US, CUMIL- (Ar. ghml, ghmyl) --- HEAP...
>Compare with Latin
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>cumul/us cumil- : heaped measure, to stack hay etc.
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>1650s, "a heap," from L. cumulus "a heap, pile, mass, surplus,"
>from PIE *ku-m-olo