Where does “tossiguera” come from?

tossiguera (Catalan) comes from Catalan tossir, from Old Catalan tossir, from Latin tussio, from Latin tussis, from Proto-Italic tussis, from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tossiguera (Catalan): the urge to cough

Definitions

  1. the urge to cough

Ancestry of “tossiguera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantossirto cough
2Old Catalantossir—
3LatintussioI cough
4Latintussiscough
5Proto-Italictussis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s →