Where does “tuberculous” come from?
Tuberculous comes from Latin -osus, a suffix forming adjectives meaning "full of" or "characterized by," ultimately deriving from Proto-Italic -owonssos.
tuberculous (English): Tubercular; having or relating to tuberculosis
Definitions
- Tubercular; having or relating to tuberculosis
Ancestry of “tuberculous”, 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 |