Where does “antituberculosis” come from?
antituberculosis (English) comes from English tuberculosis, from New Latin tuberculosis, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
antituberculosis (English): Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
Definitions
- Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
Ancestry of “antituberculosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tuberculosis | An infectious disease of humans and animals... |
| 2 | New Latin | tuberculosis | dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative... |
| 3 | Latin | tūberculum | — |
| 4 | Latin | tūber | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |