Where does “tubéreux” come from?

tubéreux (French) comes from Latin tuberosus, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tubéreux (French): tuberous

Definitions

  1. tuberous

Ancestry of “tubéreux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintuberosuslumpy
2Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
3Proto-Italictūβos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →