Where does “tumulandus” come from?
tumulandus (Latin) comes from Latin tumulō, from Latin tumulus, from Latin tumeō, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tumulandus (Latin): about to be buried
Ancestry of “tumulandus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tumulō | — |
| 2 | Latin | tumulus | A heap of earth, mound, hill, knoll, hillock; A... |
| 3 | Latin | tumeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |