tombe

Middle English

/ˈtoːmb(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • sepulchre
  • barrow
  • casket
  • (rare) tombstone

Etymology

Borrowed from tumbe borrowed from Old French tombe derived from Latin tumba (small mound) derived from Ancient Greek τύμβος (swell, tomb, grave, burial mound, a sepulchral mound, small mound, funeral mound).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τύμβος

Gloss

swell, tomb, grave, burial mound, a sepulchral mound, small mound, funeral mound

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