Latin
phthisicus
‘suffering from tuberculosis’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin phthisicus.
2 English words in this record descend from Latin phthisicus, most familiar first.
- phthisic ← tisike
- phthisical
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Etymograph / Latin phthisicus