Where does “tyfus-” come from?

tyfus- (Dutch) comes from Dutch tyfus, from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

tyfus- (Dutch): fucking, damned

Definitions

  1. fucking, damned

Ancestry of “tyfus-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtyfusterm used for typhus and typhoid fever; shit!...
2New Latintȳphus—
3Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
4Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust

Words derived from “tyfus-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω →