Where does “tyfus” come from?

tyfus (Polish) comes from French typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

tyfus (Polish): typhus

Definitions

  1. typhus

Ancestry of “tyfus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtyphustyphus
2Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
3Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω →