Where does “gitisis” come from?
gitisis (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tisis, from Spanish tisis, from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
gitisis (Cebuano): afflicted by tuberculosis
Definitions
- afflicted by tuberculosis
Ancestry of “gitisis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | tisis | tuberculosis; thesis |
| 2 | Spanish | tisis | tuberculosis, phthisis |
| 3 | Latin | phthisis | consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φθίσις | decline, decay |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰtʰítis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰítis | decay; destruction; perishing, destruction,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |