Where does “tuberositas” come from?

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

tuberositas (Latin): tuberosity

Definitions

  1. tuberosity

Ancestry of “tuberositas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintuberosuslumpy
2Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
3Proto-Italictūβos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →