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Where does “τύμβος” come from?

τύμβος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

τύμβος (Ancient Greek): funeral mound, tomb, grave

Definitions

  1. funeral mound, tomb, grave

Ancestry of “τύμβος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “τύμβος”

  • tomb
  • tombstone
  • tomblike
  • tombless
  • tombstoning
  • tumb
  • untomb
  • tombal
  • tombic
  • tombstoner
  • tumba
  • catacumbae
  • tumbas
  • tumba
  • catacumbas
  • catacumba
  • tombe
  • tomba
  • tombale
  • oltretomba
  • катакомба
  • тумба
  • tombe
  • Tumbe
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