Where does “tūberculum” come from?

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

tūberculum (Latin): a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle

Definitions

  1. a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle

Ancestry of “tūberculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
2Proto-Italictūβos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tūberculum”

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