Where does “tubercular” come from?
Tubercular comes from English -ar added to tubercul-, from Latin -arius and -alis suffixes ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -yós.
tubercular (English): Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis;...
Ancestry of “tubercular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 2 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |