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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

  1. Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis

Ancestry of “antituberculosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtuberculosisAn infectious disease of humans and animals...
2New Latintuberculosisdative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative...
3Latintūberculum—
4Latintūber—
5Proto-Italictūβos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →