Where does “protuberate” come from?

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

protuberate (English): To bulge outward, producing a rounded...

Definitions

  1. To bulge outward, producing a rounded...

Ancestry of “protuberate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprotuberoI swell or bulge out
2Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
3Proto-Italictūβos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →