Latin

tūber

‘lump’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin tūber.

11 English words in this record descend from Latin tūber, most familiar first.

• tuberculosis ← tūberculum
• truffle ← trufle ← trufa ← tufera
• tuber
• tubercle ← tūberculum
• tubercular ← tuberculum
• tuberculous ← tuberculum
• tuberose ← tūberōsus
• tuberculate ← tūberculātus ← tūberculum
• truffière ← truffe ← trufa
• truff ← truffe ← trufa
• tuberculum

Etymograph / Latin tūber