English Explanatory Dictionary

cimelia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Treasures; things considered valuable.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈmiːlɪə/

Word forms

cimelia cimilia

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cimelia, cimilia, from Ancient Greek κειμήλῐᾰ (keimḗlĭă), plural of κειμήλῐον (keimḗlĭon, “something stored or saved up; treasure; heirloom”), from κεῖμαι (keîmai, “to lie; to be laid up”).

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary