Where does “tumulate” come from?

tumulate (English) comes from Latin tumulatus, from Latin tumulāre.

tumulate (English): To swell; To cover with a mound or tomb; to bury

Definitions

  1. To swell; To cover with a mound or tomb; to bury

Ancestry of “tumulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintumulatusburied, entombed
2Latintumulāre—
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