Where does “tossifugo” come from?

tossifugo (Italian) comes from Italian tosse, 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.

tossifugo (Italian): cough suppressant

Definitions

  1. cough suppressant

Ancestry of “tossifugo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantossecough
2Latintussiscough
3Proto-Italictussis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
6Proto-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 →