Cymatium Definition

Origin of Cymatium

• From the Latin cȳmatium (“an ogee”, “an Ionic volute”), from the Ancient Greek κυμάτιον (kūmation), the diminutive form of κῦμα (kūma, “wave”, “billow”), whence cyma.

  From Wiktionary

• Latin cȳmatium from Greek kūmation diminutive of kūma cyma cyma

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition