Where does “tumulous” come from?
tumulous (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.
tumulous (English): Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose
Definitions
- Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose
Ancestry of “tumulous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tumulōsus | — |
| 2 | Latin | tumulus | A heap of earth, mound, hill, knoll, hillock; A... |
| 3 | Latin | tumeō | — |
| 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 |