English
tussicula
Tussicula comes from Latin tussicula ‘diminutive of tussis (“cough”): little cough’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- ‘to push, to hit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push, to hit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tudtísreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tussisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtussis‘cough’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtussicula‘diminutive of tussis (“cough”): little cough’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push, to hit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tudtísreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tussisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtussis‘cough’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtussicula‘diminutive of tussis (“cough”): little cough’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- ‘to push, to hit’
study, student, studio, obtuse, etude, 10 more
through Latin tussis ‘cough’
Today it means
noun A slight cough, less powerful than a tussis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- / tussicula