Where does “Tubigrip” come from?

Tubigrip (English) comes from English tube, from Middle French tube, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.

Tubigrip (English): An elasticated tubular bandage designed to provide support for sprains, strains and weak joints

Definitions

  1. An elasticated tubular bandage designed to provide support for sprains, strains and weak joints

Ancestry of “Tubigrip”, step by step

Tubigrip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubeAnything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;...
2Middle Frenchtubeconduit; canal; pipe
3Latintubustube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices
4LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube

via English grip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgripTo take hold of, particularly with the hand; To...
2Middle EnglishgripAlternative form of gripe; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishgrēpa furrow, burrow
4Proto-Germanicgrōpiza furrow, groove
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