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Where does “antiphthisic” come from?

antiphthisic (English) comes from English phthisic, from Middle English tisike, from Latin phthisicus, from Ancient Greek φθισικός, from Ancient Greek φθίσις, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

antiphthisic (English): Relieving or curing phthisis; A medicine for...

Definitions

  1. Relieving or curing phthisis; A medicine for...

Ancestry of “antiphthisic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphthisicA wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or...
2Middle Englishtisikephthisis, phthisic
3Latinphthisicusconsumptive, phthisical; a consumptive, a...
4Ancient Greekφθισικόςconsumptive
5Ancient Greekφθίσιςdecline, decay; atrophy; consumption ,...
6Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰítis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
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