Etymology

tumult

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Today it means: Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd. Full definition →

Old French tumulte ← Latin tumultus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtumultus“noise, tumult”
  2. Old French · derived fromtumulte
  3. English todaytumult

From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

Words from the same roots

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