Where does “tumulus” come from?

Tumulus comes from Latin tumulus, derived from the Latin verb tumeo meaning "to swell," which traces to Proto-Indo-European tūm- and tum-.

tumulus (English): A mound of earth, especially one placed over a...

Definitions

  1. A mound of earth, especially one placed over a...

Ancestry of “tumulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintumulusA heap of earth, mound, hill, knoll, hillock; A...
2Latintumeōto be swollen, turgid, distended, puffed out or inflated, to swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Latin tumeō →