Where does “apneu” come from?
apneu (Dutch) comes from New Latin apnoea, from Ancient Greek ἄπνοια, from Ancient Greek ἄπνοος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
apneu (Dutch): an apnea
Definitions
- an apnea
Ancestry of “apneu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | apnoea | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄπνοια | want of wind, calm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄπνοος | without wind, with but little air; unventilated,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |