Tube
/tjuหb/noun
A long, hollow cylinder, or a container/pipe shaped like one.
Did you know?Latin tuba meant a trumpet, and its family goes back to a root for swelling or blowing, so this everyday word is secretly linked to sound, force, and pressure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tewb-
โto swell, bulge, or blowโ
Latin
Latin
tuba
โa trumpet or straight war-hornโ
Late Latin
Latin
tuba / tubus
โa pipe, tube, or hollow cylinderโ
Old French
Old French
tube
โa pipe or hollow vesselโ
Middle English
English
tube
โa pipe or hollow cylinderโ
Modern English
English
tube
โa hollow cylindrical object, or a television/video screen in older usageโ