Where does “tisis” come from?

tisis (Spanish) comes from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

tisis (Spanish): tuberculosis, phthisis

Definitions

  1. tuberculosis, phthisis

Ancestry of “tisis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphthisisconsumption, phthisis, tuberculosis
2Ancient Greekφθίσιςdecline, decay
3Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰítis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “tisis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis →
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