Where does “tifos” come from?

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

tifos (Romanian): typhus

Definitions

typhus

Ancestry of “tifos”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	τύφος	typhus
2	Ancient Greek	τῦφος	a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
3	Ancient Greek	τύφω	to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
4	Proto-Indo-European	dhubh-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	dheu-	scatter like dust

Words derived from “tifos”

paratifos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω →