essaimer

French

verb

Definitions

(of bees) to swarm
(figuratively) to swarm to go in a massive group

Etymology

Affix from French essaim (swarm) derived from Latin exāmen (swarm, examination, consideration, the tongue of a balance).

Origin

Latin

exāmen

Gloss

swarm, examination, consideration, the tongue of a balance

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

examen English
*exāmine Latin
exāmen Latin
exāminō, exāmināre Latin
Examen German
sciamare Italian
sciamatura Italian
sciame Italian
examen Dutch, Flemish
essaim French
examen French
enjambrar Spanish, Castilian
enjambre Spanish, Castilian
examen Spanish, Castilian
enxame Portuguese
enxamear Portuguese
examen Swedish
eksamen Danish
eixam Catalan, Valencian
examen Catalan, Valencian
esamo Ido
eixame Old Portuguese
examen Romansh
esam Friulian