Where does “tossicchiare” come from?

tossicchiare (Italian) comes from Italian tossire, 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.

tossicchiare (Italian): to cough slightly; to clear one's throat

Definitions

  1. to cough slightly; to clear one's throat

Ancestry of “tossicchiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantossireto cough
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s →