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Where does “φθίω” come from?

φθίω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

φθίω (Ancient Greek): I waste away; to perish, waste away, decay

Definitions

  1. I waste away; to perish, waste away, decay

Ancestry of “φθίω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “φθίω”

  • phthisis
  • phthisical
  • phthisic
  • phthisicky
  • myelophthisic
  • myelophthisis
  • tisic
  • phthisiology
  • antiphthisic
  • phthisis
  • phthisicus
  • tísico
  • tisis
  • tisi
  • tisico
  • tisichezza
  • emotisi
  • фтизиатрия
  • tísico
  • tisi
  • tísic
  • φθίσις
  • φθισικός
  • tisike
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