Etymograph

English

tussive

Tussive comes from Latin tussis, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- ‘to push, to hit’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push, to hit’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tudtísreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tussisreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtussis
  5. Englishtodaytussive

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push, to hit’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tudtísreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tussisreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtussis
  5. Englishtodaytussive

Linked words

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

study, student, studio, obtuse, etude, 10 more

through Latin tussis

pertussis, 4 more

Today it means

adj Related to, caused by, or accompanied by a cough

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- / tussive

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