Where does “dyspnoea” come from?
Dyspnoea comes from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dys-, "bad") combined with a Greek root for breathing, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- meaning "to breathe" or "smoke."
dyspnoea (English): Alternative spelling of dyspnea
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of dyspnea
Ancestry of “dyspnoea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dyspnoea | dyspnea |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δύσπνοια | difficulty breathing, shortness of breath;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δύσπνοος | short of breath, breathing with difficulty |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 5 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |