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Where does “tubus” come from?

tubus (Latin) comes from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.

tubus (Latin): tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices

Definitions

  1. tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices

Ancestry of “tubus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube

Words derived from “tubus”

  • tube
  • tubes
  • tubing
  • YouTube
  • nanotube
  • microtubule
  • tubule
  • tubal
  • tubelike
  • tubocurarine
  • microtube
  • extubate
  • overtube
  • myotube
  • tubeless
  • phototube
  • tubeworm
  • antimicrotubule
  • tubulation
  • tubectomy
  • cryotube
  • tubeplate
  • intertube
  • tubulogenesis
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