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Where does “Tombling” come from?

Tombling (English) comes from English Thomas, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.

Ancestry of “Tombling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishThomasAn infidel
2Middle EnglishThomas—
3LatinThōmās—
4Ancient GreekΘωμᾶς—
5Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
6Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
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