Where does “oltretomba” come from?
oltretomba (Italian) comes from Italian tomba, from Spanish tumba, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
oltretomba (Italian): afterlife, hereafter, next world
Definitions
- afterlife, hereafter, next world
Ancestry of “oltretomba”, step by step
oltretomba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian tomba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tomba | tomb, grave; A very narrow and gloomy habitation... |
| 2 | Spanish | tumba | grave, tomb |
| 3 | Latin | tumba | tomb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύμβος | funeral mound, tomb, grave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |