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Where does “tussis” come from?

tussis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

Ancestry of “tussis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “tussis”

  • tonality
  • diatonic
  • pertussis
  • antitussive
  • Robitussin
  • diatonically
  • polytonality
  • tussive
  • tussis
  • pandiatonic
  • posttussive
  • pantonality
  • monotonality
  • pandiatonicism
  • pertussoid
  • robohead
  • pertussal
  • tussire
  • tussedo
  • tussi
  • tussis
  • tussiens
  • tussio
  • tosferina
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