Where does “tūber” come from?

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

tūber (Latin): a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence

Definitions

  1. a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence

Ancestry of “tūber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italictūβos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tūber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →