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Where does “tutulus” come from?

tutulus (English) comes from Latin tutulus, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tutulus (English): A conical Etruscan headdress for women

Definitions

  1. A conical Etruscan headdress for women

Ancestry of “tutulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintutulusA high headdress, formed by plaiting the hair in...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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