φθίσις
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- decline, decay
- atrophy
- consumption (disease), tuberculosis
- waning of the moon
- contraction of the eye
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰtʰítis inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis (decrease, perishing, destruction) affix from Ancient Greek φθίω.
Origin
Ancient Greek
φθίω
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- phthisis English
- phthisicus Latin
- phthisis Latin
- sitis Latin
- sitis, sitem Latin
- Schwindsucht German
- Sucht German
- schwinden German
- schwindsüchtig German
- sete Italian
- tisi Italian
- фтизиатрия Russian
- sed Spanish, Castilian
- tisis Spanish, Castilian
- φθίω Ancient Greek
- φθισικός Ancient Greek
- φθῐ́σῐς Ancient Greek
- *dʰgʷʰítis Proto-Indo-European
- क्षिति Sanskrit
- soif Old French
- tisi Catalan, Valencian
- sede Old Portuguese
- *gžʰítiš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- set Occitan
- said Romansh
- seid Romansh
- seit Romansh
- sede Asturian
- sêt Friulian
- *gẓʰítiṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- sait Dalmatian
- *kʷʰtʰítis Proto-Hellenic