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Where does “tuberculosus” come from?

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

tuberculosus (Latin): Full of swellings, bumps, etc

Definitions

  1. Full of swellings, bumps, etc

Ancestry of “tuberculosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintūberculum—
2Latintūber—
3Proto-Italictūβos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tuberculosus”

  • tuberculose
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