Where does “protuberanceless” come from?
protuberanceless (English) comes from English protuberance, from French protubérance, from Latin prōtubērantia, from Latin protuberans, from Latin protubero, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
protuberanceless (English): That lacks any protuberance or similar feature
Definitions
- That lacks any protuberance or similar feature
Ancestry of “protuberanceless”, step by step
protuberanceless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protuberance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protuberance | A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that... |
| 2 | French | protubérance | lump, protuberance |
| 3 | Latin | prōtubērantia | bulge, protuberance |
| 4 | Latin | protuberans | |
| 5 | Latin | protubero | I swell or bulge out |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |