Etymology

kymo-

Today it means: Pertaining to a wave. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κῦμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκῦμα“wave; fetus”
  2. English todaykymo-

From Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave; fetus”). The shortened combining form κυμο-, instead of κυματο- is already found in some classical compounds.

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