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Where does “φθισικός” come from?

φθισικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φθίσις, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

φθισικός (Ancient Greek): consumptive

Definitions

  1. consumptive

Ancestry of “φθισικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφθίσιςdecline, decay; atrophy; consumption ,...
2Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰítis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “φθισικός”

  • phthisical
  • phthisic
  • phthisicky
  • tisic
  • antiphthisic
  • phthisicus
  • tísico
  • tisico
  • tisichezza
  • tísico
  • tísic
  • tisike
  • tisique
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