Where does “tomboskribo” come from?
tomboskribo (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.
tomboskribo (Esperanto): epitaph
Definitions
- epitaph
Ancestry of “tomboskribo”, step by step
tomboskribo 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 skribo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | skribo | writing |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |