Where does “bulbous” come from?

Bulbous comes from Middle English bulbous, from Latin bulbosus, from Ancient Greek βολβός meaning "onion or bulb," ultimately from Proto-Italic -owonssos.

bulbous (English): Having the shape of or resembling a bulb,...

Definitions

  1. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb,...

Ancestry of “bulbous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbulbōsusbulbous (bearing bulbs)
2Latinbulbusbulb
3Ancient Greekβολβόςbulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

Words derived from “bulbous”

Every word from Ancient Greek βολβός →Every word from Latin bulbus →Every word from Latin bulbōsus →