Where does “tyfus” come from?
tyfus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.
tyfus (Norwegian Bokmål): typhus
Ancestry of “tyfus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | tȳphus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |