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
- dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative...
Ancestry of “tuberculosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 2 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “tuberculosis”
- tuberculosis
- tuberculin
- antituberculosis
- pseudotuberculosis
- paratuberculosis
- nontuberculosis
- silicotuberculosis
- tuberkulózis
- tuberkuloosi
- tuberculosis
- туберкуло́за
- tuberkulóza
- gruźlica
- Tuberkulose
- tuberkulózisok
- keuhkotuberkuloosi
- туберкулозан
- selkärankatuberkuloosi
- tuberkulozan
- tuberkloso
- tuberkulozo
- avotuberkuloosi
- epituberculosis
- gruźliczak