Where does “tuberculosis” come from?

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

tuberculosis (New Latin): dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative...

Ancestry of “tuberculosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintūberculuma small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle
2Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
3Proto-Italictūβos
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tuberculosis

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