Where does “tuber” come from?

Tuber comes from Latin tuber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-, a root of unknown meaning.

tuber (English): A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant,...

Definitions

  1. A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant,...

Ancestry of “tuber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintubera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance;...
2Proto-Italictūβos—
3Proto-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 tuber →