Cloud in Latin
One word for cloud in Latin is “nebula.” Nebula means little cloud or mist. In astronomy, a nebula is a cloud of interstellar gas or dust, or, in spiral nebulae, a galaxy of stars.
There are several words from the Latin used by meteorology to describe types of clouds. There are cumulous clouds, which are like cotton balls. There are Nimbus clouds, which bring rain. There are stratus clouds, which form in layers. There are also combinations of clouds, such as nimbostratus, cumulostratus, and nimbocumulous. These words all describe different types of clouds, but the Latin words do not mean cloud.
Several online Latin-English dictionaries seemed to have problems translating this word. I learned it from an astronomy book, so I’m fairly certain that the Latin word for cloud is nebula, even though this might be specific for a little cloud due to the diminutive suffix of “a” on the word.
