Where does “torulose” come from?

torulose (English) comes from Latin torulus, from Latin torus, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

torulose (English): torose

Definitions

  1. torose

Ancestry of “torulose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorulusa tuft of hair
2Latintorusa swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot; the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Latin torus →