tumulus

[too-myuh-luhs, tyoo-]

noun

plural

tumuluses, tumuli 

1. Archaeology.,  an artificial mound, especially over a grave; barrow.

2. Geology.,  a domelike swelling or mound formed in congealed lava.

tumulus

/ ˈtjuːmjʊləs /

noun

1. archaeol (no longer in technical usage) another word for barrow 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of tumulus¹

1680–90; < Latin: mound, swelling, equivalent to tum ( ēre ) to swell + -ulus -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of tumulus¹

C17: from Latin: a hillock, from tumēre to swell up