Where does “tifus” come from?

tifus (Spanish) comes from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

tifus (Spanish): typhus

Definitions

  1. typhus

Ancestry of “tifus”, step by step

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