Where does “tossir” come from?

tossir (Catalan) comes 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.

tossir (Catalan): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “tossir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalantossir
2LatintussioI cough
3Latintussiscough
4Proto-Italictussis
5Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “tossir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s