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Where does “tuberkulozan” come from?

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

tuberkulozan (Serbo-Croatian): tubercular

Definitions

  1. tubercular

Ancestry of “tuberkulozan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantuberkulóza—
2New Latintuberculosisdative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative...
3Latintūberculum—
4Latintūber—
5Proto-Italictūβos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →