English
phthisis
Phthisis comes from Ancient Greek φθίσις ‘consumption, decline, wasting away’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰgʷʰey-‘to decline, disappear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφθίωphthíō‘to waste away’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφθίσιςphthísis‘consumption, decline, wasting away’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphthisis
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1830-40same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰgʷʰey-‘to decline, disappear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφθίωphthíō‘to waste away’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφθίσιςphthísis‘consumption, decline, wasting away’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphthisis
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1830-40same form
Earliest quotation: c. 1830-40, 's, Edgar Allan Poe: “For some months to my becoming acquainted with him,…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey-
Today it means
noun An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- / phthisis