Where does “tombeau” come from?

tombeau (French) comes from Middle French tumbeau, from Old French tumbel, from Old French tumbe, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tombeau (French): tomb

Definitions

  1. tomb

Ancestry of “tombeau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtumbeautomb
2Old Frenchtumbel—
3Old Frenchtumbetomb
4Latintumbatomb
5Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
6Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tombeau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος →