Where does “tomba” come from?

tomba (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan tomba, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tomba (Catalan): tomb

Definitions

  1. tomb

Ancestry of “tomba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalantomba—
2Late Latintumba—
3Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος →