Where does “tomboŝtono” come from?
tomboŝtono (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tombo, from English tomb, from French tombé, from Italian tomba, from Spanish tumba, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tomboŝtono (Esperanto): tombstone
Definitions
- tombstone
Ancestry of “tomboŝtono”, step by step
tomboŝtono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto tombo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tombo | tomb, grave, sepulchre |
| 2 | English | tomb | A small building for the remains of the dead,... |
| 3 | French | tombé | past participle of tomber |
| 4 | Italian | tomba | tomb, grave; A very narrow and gloomy habitation... |
| 5 | Spanish | tumba | grave, tomb |
| 6 | Latin | tumba | tomb |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύμβος | funeral mound, tomb, grave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Esperanto ŝtono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝtono | stone |
| 2 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 3 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 4 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 5 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |