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Where does “πνοή” come from?

πνοή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

πνοή (Ancient Greek): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “πνοή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ή—
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “πνοή”

  • apnea
  • apnoisch
  • Apnoe
  • ἄπνοος
  • ἄπνοια
  • apnoea
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