Where does “tuberculinic” come from?
tuberculinic (English) comes from English tuberculin, from English tuberculosis, from New Latin tuberculosis, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tuberculinic (English): Of or relating to tuberculin
Definitions
- Of or relating to tuberculin
Ancestry of “tuberculinic”, step by step
tuberculinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tuberculin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tuberculin | An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis |
| 2 | English | tuberculosis | An infectious disease of humans and animals... |
| 3 | New Latin | tuberculosis | dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative... |
| 4 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 5 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |