cirrous

English

/ˈsɪɹəs/

adj

Definitions

(botany) Pertaining to cirri; having filaments, fibrous.
Pertaining to cirrus clouds.

Etymology

Derived from Latin cirrus (curl, mane forelock of a horse, curl of hair, tentril, ringlet).

Origin

Latin

cirrus

Gloss

curl, mane forelock of a horse, curl of hair, tentril, ringlet

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cirrus English
cirratus Latin
cirrhatus Latin
cirrus Latin
cerro Spanish, Castilian
cirrussky Norwegian Bokmål
cerro Portuguese
cirrusmoln Swedish
cirrussky Norwegian Nynorsk
cirrus Catalan, Valencian
cerralla Galician
cerro Old Portuguese

cirrus