Where does “typhus” come from?
Typhus comes from New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω meaning to smoke or generate vapor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- meaning to smoke or obscure.
typhus (English): One of several similar diseases, characterised by...
Definitions
- One of several similar diseases, characterised by...
Ancestry of “typhus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | tȳphus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
Words derived from “typhus”