Where does “tubo” come from?
tubo (Esperanto) comes from English tube, from Middle French tube, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.
tubo (Esperanto): tube
Definitions
- tube
Ancestry of “tubo”, step by step
tubo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 3 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 4 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |
via Italian tubo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tubo | tube; pipe; first-person singular present... |