Where does “phthisical” come from?

phthisical (English) comes 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.

phthisical (English): phthisic

Definitions

  1. phthisic

Ancestry of “phthisical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphthisicusconsumptive, phthisical; a consumptive, a...
2Ancient Greekφθισικόςconsumptive
3Ancient Greekφθίσιςdecline, decay
4Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰítis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “phthisical”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis →