Where does “asphyxial” come from?
asphyxial (English) comes from English asphyxia, 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.
asphyxial (English): Of or relating to asphyxia
Definitions
- Of or relating to asphyxia
Ancestry of “asphyxial”, step by step
asphyxial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English asphyxia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | asphyxia | Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of... |
| 2 | New Latin | asphyxia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀσφυξία | stopping of the pulse |
| 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 |