Where does “Typhus” come from?

Typhus (German) comes from Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

Typhus (German): typhoid fever, abdominal typhus disease

Definitions

  1. typhoid fever, abdominal typhus disease

Ancestry of “Typhus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintȳphusa form, type, or character of a fever
2Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
3Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust

Words derived from “Typhus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω →