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Where does “tumbe” come from?

tumbe (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.

tumbe (Old French): tomb

Definitions

  1. tomb

Ancestry of “tumbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintumbatomb
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 “tumbe”

  • tumbe
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