Where does “tuberous” come from?
Tuberous comes from Latin tuberosus, formed from tuber meaning swelling or lump, plus the adjectival suffix -osus derived from Proto-Italic -owonssos.
tuberous (English): Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers;...
Definitions
- Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers;...
Ancestry of “tuberous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tuber | A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |