Where does “asfixia” come from?

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

asfixia (Catalan): asphyxia

Definitions

asphyxia

Ancestry of “asfixia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	New Latin	asphyxia	—
2	Ancient Greek	ἀσφυξία	stopping of the pulse
3	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
5	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
6	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Words derived from “asfixia”

asfixiar
asfixiant

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →