Where does “tísico” come from?

tísico (Portuguese) comes from Latin phthisicus, from Ancient Greek φθισικός, from Ancient Greek φθίσις, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

tísico (Portuguese): who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis;...

Definitions

  1. who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis;...

Ancestry of “tísico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphthisicusconsumptive, phthisical; a consumptive, a...
2Ancient Greekφθισικόςconsumptive
3Ancient Greekφθίσιςdecline, decay
4Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰítis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis →