Where does “phthisicus” come from?

phthisicus (Latin) comes 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.

phthisicus (Latin): consumptive, phthisical; a consumptive, a...

Definitions

  1. consumptive, phthisical; a consumptive, a...

Ancestry of “phthisicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφθισικόςconsumptive
2Ancient Greekφθίσιςdecline, decay
3Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰítis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “phthisicus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis →