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Where does “tussem” come from?

tussem (Latin) comes from Latin tussis, from Proto-Italic tussis, from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tussem (Latin): accusative singular of tussis

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of tussis

Ancestry of “tussem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintussiscough
2Proto-Italictussis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “tussem”

  • tonality
  • diatonic
  • diatonically
  • polytonality
  • pandiatonic
  • monotonality
  • pantonality
  • pandiatonicism
  • diatonique
  • bitonal
  • antitussif
  • tonal
  • diatoniquement
  • diaton
  • toux
  • tonalité
  • polytonal
  • tonalement
  • polytonalité
  • ton
  • tông
  • tous
  • tos
  • toux
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