Where does “typhus” come from?
typhus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.
typhus (Late Latin): typhus
Ancestry of “typhus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
Words derived from “typhus”