Where does “tobillo” come from?

tobillo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish touiello, from Vulgar Latin tubellum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tobillo (Spanish): ankle

Definitions

  1. ankle

Ancestry of “tobillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishtouielloankle
2Vulgar Latintubellum—
3Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
4Proto-Italictūβos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tobillo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →