Where does “tabificans” come from?
tabificans (Latin) comes from Latin tabifico, from Latin tabes, from Proto-Italic tāfē-, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂bʰeh₁- — to be melting.
Definitions
Ancestry of “tabificans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tabifico | I waste; I consume |
| 2 | Latin | tabes | the act of wasting away; decay, putrefaction;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tāfē- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂bʰeh₁- | to be melting |