Where does “tuba uterina” come from?

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

tuba uterina (Portuguese): uterine tube duct in female mammals through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus

Definitions

  1. uterine tube duct in female mammals through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus

Ancestry of “tuba uterina”, step by step

tuba uterina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese tuba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetubatuba a large brass musical instrument
2LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube

via Portuguese uterina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseuterina—
Every word from Latin tuba →Every word from Portuguese tuba →