Etymology of the English word tumult
the English word
tumultderived from the Latin word
tumultus (commotion, confusion, uproar)
derived from the Latin word
tumere (swell, become inflated; be puffed up)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teuÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of tumult in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
tumult, French
tumulte, German
Tumult, Italian
tumulto, Latin
tumultus, Norwegian
tumult, Spanish
tumulto, Swedish
tumultUsage
Word found in Modern English
