cymatics

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκῡ́μᾰτος“wave, billow, swell, sprout, fetus”
2. Latin · derived fromcȳmat(is)“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”
3. English todaycymatics

Coined by Hans Jenny from Latin cȳmat(is) (“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”) + -ics, stem of cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῡ́μᾰτος (kū́mătos, “wave, billow, swell, sprout, fetus”), genitive of κῦμα (kûma).

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