Etymology of the English word tube
the English word
tubederived from the Old French word
tubederived from the Classical Latin word
tubus (pipe; lute; trumpet)
Date
The earliest known usage of tube in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
blowtube,
drawtube,
flashtube,
phototube,
tubal,
tubate,
tubectomy,
tubenose,
tubesnout,
tubeworm,
tubing,
tuboid,
tubeless,
tubedCognates
Dutch
tube, French
tube, German
Tube, Italian
tubo, Latin
tubus, Norwegian
tube, Spanish
tubo, Swedish
tubUsage
Word found in Modern English
