Where does “Tuber” come from?

Tuber (Translingual) comes from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Tuber (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Tuber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
2Proto-Italictūβos—
3Proto-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 →