Where does “paratifos” come from?

paratifos (Romanian) comes from Romanian tifos, from Greek τύφος, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

paratifos (Romanian): paratyphoid fever

Definitions

  1. paratyphoid fever

Ancestry of “paratifos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantifostyphus
2Greekτύφοςtyphus
3Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
4Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
6Proto-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 →