Where does “tube” come from?

tube (French) comes from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.

tube (French): pipe; tube; a hit

Definitions

  1. pipe; tube; a hit

Ancestry of “tube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintubustube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices
2LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube

Words derived from “tube”

Every word from Latin tuba →Every word from Latin tubus →