Where does “tube” come from?
Tube comes from Middle French tube, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba, a straight brass instrument.
tube (English): Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;...
Definitions
- Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;...
Ancestry of “tube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 2 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 3 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |
Words derived from “tube”