Where does “tumulose” come from?
tumulose (English) comes from Latin tumulōsus, from Latin tumulus, from Latin tumeō, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tumulose (English): Alternative form of tumulous
Definitions
- Alternative form of tumulous
Ancestry of “tumulose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tumulōsus | full of hills or hillocks, hilly |
| 2 | Latin | tumulus | A heap of earth, mound, hill, knoll, hillock; A... |
| 3 | Latin | tumeō | to be swollen, turgid, distended, puffed out or inflated, to swell |
| 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 |