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Where does “tumula” come from?

tumula (Italian) comes from Italian tumulare, from Italian tumulo, from Latin tumulus, from Latin tumeō, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tumula (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

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  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “tumula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantumulareto bury or inter
2Italiantumulomound; tumulus, barrow; tomb, grave
3LatintumulusA heap of earth, mound, hill, knoll, hillock; A...
4Latintumeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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