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
Ancestry of “tomba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | tomba | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | tumba | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύμβος | funeral mound, tomb, grave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |