Where does “tuberculoid” come from?

tuberculoid (English) comes from English tubercule — tubercle.

tuberculoid (English): Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tubercule; Of...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tubercule; Of...

Ancestry of “tuberculoid”, step by step

tuberculoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tubercule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtuberculetubercle

via French tuberculoïde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtuberculoïdetuberculoid
Every word from English tubercule