English
hemoptysis
Hemoptysis comes from Ancient Greek πτύσις ‘spitting’, from πτύω ‘to spit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(ts)ptyew-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(ts)ptyew-‘to spit, vomit’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτύωptúō‘to spit’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτύσιςptúsis‘spitting’
- Englishtodayhemoptysis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(ts)ptyew-‘to spit, vomit’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτύωptúō‘to spit’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτύσιςptúsis‘spitting’
- Englishtodayhemoptysis
Formed from hemo-
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *(ts)ptyew-
Today it means
noun expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(ts)ptyew- / hemoptysis