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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

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

Words derived from “tabes”

  • tabes
  • craniotabes
  • tabescent
  • tabeo
  • tabescens
  • tabesco
  • extabescens
  • tabens
  • extabesco
  • tabidus
  • contabesco
  • contabescens
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