English

hypertussive

From hyper- + tussive.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- ‘to push, to hit’

Proto-Indo-European *tudtís

Proto-Italic *tussis

Latin tussis

Today it means

adj Characterised by excessive coughing

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hypertussive