tomb- root words — words with the tomb- root

The root tomb- comes from Greek tymbos, meaning burial mound, tomb. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including tomb, tombs, tombstone, tombstones, entomb, entombed, entombment. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tomb- root

Explore words with tomb- — words containing the tomb- root and sharing its sense of "burial mound, tomb". Examples include tomb, tombs, tombstone, tombstones, entomb, entombed, entombment. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tomb- mean?

The tomb- root means burial mound, tomb, from Greek tymbos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.