Where does “tumentia” come from?

tumentia (Latin) comes from Latin tumeō, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tumentia (Latin): A swelling

Definitions

  1. A swelling

Ancestry of “tumentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintumeōto be swollen, turgid, distended, puffed out or inflated, to swell
2Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Latin tumeō →