Etymology of the English word tombola

Date

The earliest known usage of tombola in English dates from the 19th century.

Cognates

Dutch tombola, Dutch toon, Dutch ton, English tone, English tun, English ton, French tonneau, French tonne, French tombola, French ton, French toux, German Tombola, German Tonne, German Ton, Icelandic tónn, Icelandic tunna, Italian tosse, Italian tuono, Latin tonus, Lithuanian tonas, Lithuanian tona, Norwegian tombola, Polish ton, Portuguese tosse, Portuguese tom, Provençal tos, Provençal tona, Russian тoн, Russian тoннa, Spanish tos, Spanish ton, Swedish tombola, Swedish ton, Swedish tunna

Usage

Word found in Modern English