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Where does “kʷʰtʰítis” come from?

kʷʰtʰítis (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

Ancestry of “kʷʰtʰítis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “kʷʰtʰítis”

  • phthisis
  • phthisical
  • phthisic
  • phthisicky
  • myelophthisic
  • myelophthisis
  • tisic
  • phthisiology
  • antiphthisic
  • phthisis
  • phthisicus
  • tísico
  • tisis
  • tisi
  • tisico
  • tisichezza
  • emotisi
  • фтизиатрия
  • tísico
  • tisi
  • tísic
  • φθίσις
  • φθισικός
  • tisike
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