Where does “tubercle” come from?
Tubercle comes from Latin tuberculum, a diminutive formation using the suffix -culus (itself from -lus) ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root tewh₂-.
tubercle (English): A round nodule, small eminence, or warty...
Definitions
- A round nodule, small eminence, or warty...
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