Etymology

tubercular

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis. Full definition →

Latin tuberculum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtuberculum“diminutive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">tuber</i> (“lump”)”
  2. English todaytubercular

Latin tuberculum (“diminutive of tuber (“lump”)”) + -ar

Words from the same roots

Latintuberculum all →

tuberculosistuberculoustubercletuberculum

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