Etymology

tumulus

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Today it means: A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow. Full definition →

Latin tumulus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtumulus“mound, hill”
  2. English todaytumulus

From Latin tumulus (“mound, hill”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tombolo.

Words from the same roots

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