Where does “tisichezza” come from?
tisichezza (Italian) comes from Italian tisico, 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.
tisichezza (Italian): consumption; fragility, frailty
Definitions
- consumption; fragility, frailty
Ancestry of “tisichezza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tisico | consumptive; frail |
| 2 | Latin | phthisicus | consumptive, phthisical; a consumptive, a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φθισικός | consumptive |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φθίσις | decline, decay |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰtʰítis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰítis | decay; destruction; perishing, destruction,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |