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Where does “ἀσφυξία” come from?

ἀσφυξία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἀσφυξία (Ancient Greek): stopping of the pulse

Definitions

  1. stopping of the pulse

Ancestry of “ἀσφυξία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἀσφυξία”

  • asphyxia
  • asphyxiation
  • asphyxial
  • asphyxic
  • asphyxiophilia
  • asphyxy
  • acroasphyxia
  • asphyxia
  • asfixia
  • asfixiar
  • asfittico
  • asfitticamente
  • asfissia
  • asfyksi
  • asphyxia
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