Where does “bēchĭcus” come from?

bēchĭcus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βηχικός, from Ancient Greek βήξ — cough.

Ancestry of “bēchĭcus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	βηχικός	of or for a cough
2	Ancient Greek	βήξ	cough

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