Where does “protuberant” come from?
Protuberant comes from Latin protuberans, the present participle of protuberare meaning to swell out, from tuber meaning swelling or lump, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- meaning to swell.
protuberant (English): Swelling or bulging outward
Definitions
- Swelling or bulging outward
Ancestry of “protuberant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | protuberans | |
| 2 | Latin | protubero | I swell or bulge out |
| 3 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |