Where does “keuhkotuberkuloosi” come from?
keuhkotuberkuloosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuberkuloosi, from New Latin tuberculosis, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
keuhkotuberkuloosi (Finnish): pulmonary tuberculosis
Definitions
- pulmonary tuberculosis
Ancestry of “keuhkotuberkuloosi”, step by step
keuhkotuberkuloosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuberkuloosi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuberkuloosi | tuberculosis |
| 2 | New Latin | tuberculosis | dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative... |
| 3 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 4 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |