Etymology

stratocumulus

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Today it means: A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous. Full definition →

English cumulus ← Latin cumulus ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.?
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  1. Englishstrato-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
  4. Latincumulus
  5. Englishcumulus
  6. English todaystratocumulus

From strato- + cumulus.

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