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Where does “bituberculatus” come from?

bituberculatus (Latin) comes from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

bituberculatus (Latin): having two tubers

Definitions

  1. having two tubers

Ancestry of “bituberculatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
2Latintūberculum—
3Latintūber—
4Proto-Italictūβos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →