Where does “tombe” come from?

tombe (Old French) comes from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “tombe”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tumba	tomb
2	Ancient Greek	τύμβος	funeral mound, tomb, grave
3	Proto-Indo-European	tūm-	to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4	Proto-Indo-European	tewh₂-	to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tombe”

tomb
tombstone
tomblike
tombless
tombstoning
tumb
untomb
tombal
tombic
tombstoner
tombe
entombigi
tombo
tomboskribo
tomboŝtono
amastombejo
tombejo
tombe
toumbe
tombe
tomben
tuama
tombo
tombeyo

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