Where does “flashtube” come from?
flashtube (English) comes from English tube, from Middle French tube, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.
flashtube (English): Synonym of flashlamp
Ancestry of “flashtube”, step by step
flashtube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 3 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 4 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |
via English Flash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Flash | A multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages |
| 2 | Middle English | flasshen | — |