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Where does “tousser” come from?

tousser (French) comes from Old French toussir, from Latin tussio, from Latin tussis, from Proto-Italic tussis, from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tousser (French): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “tousser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtoussir—
2LatintussioI cough
3Latintussiscough
4Proto-Italictussis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “tousser”

  • toussotement
  • toussoter
  • tusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →