Where does “protuberância” come from?

protuberância (Portuguese) comes from Latin prōtubērantia, from Latin protuberans, from Latin protubero, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

protuberância (Portuguese): protuberance; bulge something sticking out

Definitions

  1. protuberance; bulge something sticking out

Ancestry of “protuberância”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōtubērantiabulge, protuberance
2Latinprotuberans
3LatinprotuberoI swell or bulge out
4Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
5Proto-Italictūβos—
6Proto-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 →