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Where does “tuberculum” come from?

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

tuberculum (English): tubercle

Definitions

  1. tubercle

Ancestry of “tuberculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintūberculum—
2Latintūber—
3Proto-Italictūβos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →