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Where does “toumbe” come from?

toumbe (Old French) comes from Late 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 “toumbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintumba—
2Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “toumbe”

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