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Where does “tumeo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tumeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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