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Where does “pertussis” come from?

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

pertussis (Spanish): pertussis

Definitions

  1. pertussis

Ancestry of “pertussis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinpertussis—
2Latintussidative singular of tussis
3Latintussiscough
4Proto-Italictussis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
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