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Where does “tubular” come from?

tubular (English) comes from Latin tubulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

tubular (English): Shaped like a tube; Relating to, or composed of...

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a tube; Relating to, or composed of...

Ancestry of “tubular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintubulussmall pipe or tube
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “tubular”

  • peritubular
  • microtubular
  • multitubular
  • sinotubular
  • intratubular
  • intertubular
  • myotubular
  • nanotubular
  • tubulars
  • tubularization
  • nontubular
  • tubularize
  • glomerulotubular
  • tubularly
  • pseudotubular
  • quasitubular
  • acinotubular
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