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Where does “torus” come from?

torus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

torus (Latin): a swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot; the...

Definitions

  1. a swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot; the...

Ancestry of “torus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “torus”

  • torus
  • toric
  • torula
  • hypertorus
  • torulose
  • torose
  • torosity
  • keratotorus
  • hypertoric
  • subtorus
  • nanotorus
  • supertorus
  • ambitoric
  • quasitoric
  • polytorus
  • torulaform
  • torosus
  • thorus
  • torulus
  • tuorlo
  • tore
  • torique
  • tora
  • toro
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