Where does “tombé” come from?
tombé (Norman) comes from Old French tombe, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tombé (Norman): gravestone
Definitions
- gravestone
Ancestry of “tombé”, step by step
tombé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French tombe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tombe | — |
| 2 | Latin | tumba | tomb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύμβος | funeral mound, tomb, grave |
| 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 |
via Old French tomblel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tomblel | — |