Etymology

tuber

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Today it means: A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot. Full definition →

Latin tūber
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tuber · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromtūber“bump, hump, swelling”
  2. English todaytuber

From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).

tuber · noun2

  1. Latintuba
  2. Latintubus
  3. Middle Frenchtube
  4. Englishtube
  5. English todaytuber

From tube + -er.

Words from the same roots

Latintūber all →

truffle

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