Where does “tabes” come from?

tabes (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic tāfē-, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂bʰeh₁- — to be melting.

tabes (Latin): the act of wasting away; decay, putrefaction;...

Definitions

  1. the act of wasting away; decay, putrefaction;...

Ancestry of “tabes”, step by step

tabes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic tāfē-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italictāfē-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂bʰeh₁-to be melting

via Proto-Indo-European teh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “tabes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic tāfē- →