Where does “窒扶斯” come from?

窒扶斯 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 窒扶斯, from German Typhus, from Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

窒扶斯 (Chinese): typhus; typhoid fever

Definitions

  1. typhus; typhoid fever

Ancestry of “窒扶斯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese窒扶斯
2GermanTyphustyphoid fever, abdominal typhus disease
3Latintȳphusa form, type, or character of a fever
4Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
5Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω