Where does “multituberculate” come from?
multituberculate (English) comes from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
multituberculate (English): Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
Definitions
- Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
Ancestry of “multituberculate”, step by step
multituberculate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tuberculate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 2 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 3 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 4 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |