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Where does “tumulōsus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tumulōsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintumulusA heap of earth, mound, hill, knoll, hillock; A...
2Latintumeō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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