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Where does “intertubercular” come from?

intertubercular (English) comes from English tubercular, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

intertubercular (English): Between tubercles

Definitions

  1. Between tubercles

Ancestry of “intertubercular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubercularOf, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis;...
2Latintūberculum—
3Latintūber—
4Proto-Italictūβos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →