Where does “-pnea” come from?
-pnea (English) comes from Ancient Greek -πνοια, from Ancient Greek πνοή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
-pnea (English): breathing, respiration
Ancestry of “-pnea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | -πνοια | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πνοή | breath |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “-pnea”