Where does “pertussis” come from?

pertussis (New Latin) comes from Latin tussi, 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.

Ancestry of “pertussis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tussi	dative singular of tussis
2	Latin	tussis	cough
3	Proto-Italic	tussis	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	tud-ti-s	cough
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tewd-	to push, to hit
6	Proto-Indo-European	stew-	to praise, laud

Words derived from “pertussis”

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Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s →