Etymology

tubelike

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Today it means: Resembling a tube, especially in shape. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English tube
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The story

  1. Latintuba
  2. Latintubus
  3. Middle Frenchtube
  4. Englishtube
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todaytubelike

From tube + -like.

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