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Where does “tuberculate” come from?

tuberculate (English) comes from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tuberculate (English): Having tubercles; Tubercular

Definitions

  1. Having tubercles; Tubercular

Ancestry of “tuberculate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
2Latintūberculum—
3Latintūber—
4Proto-Italictūβos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tuberculate”

  • multi
  • multitable
  • multituberculate
  • trituberculate
  • lineartuberculate
  • nontuberculate
  • untuberculate
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