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
2Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰítis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “φθισικός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis →