Where does “tisic” come from?
tisic (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.
tisic (English): Alternative form of phthisic
Definitions
- Alternative form of phthisic
Ancestry of “tisic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phthisic | A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or... |
| 2 | Middle English | tisike | phthisis, phthisic |
| 3 | Latin | phthisicus | consumptive, phthisical; a consumptive, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φθισικός | consumptive |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φθίσις | decline, decay; atrophy; consumption ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰtʰítis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰítis | decay; destruction; perishing, destruction,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |