Where does “tomento” come from?

tomento (Italian) comes from Latin tomentum, from Proto-Italic towamentom, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tomento (Italian): tomentum

Definitions

  1. tomentum

Ancestry of “tomento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintomentumstuffing
2Proto-Italictowamentom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tomento”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic towamentom →Every word from Latin tomentum →
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