Where does “dyspnoeal” come from?
dyspnoeal (English) comes from English dyspnoea, from Latin dyspnoea, from Ancient Greek δύσπνοια, from Ancient Greek δύσπνοος, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
dyspnoeal (English): Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in...
Definitions
- Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in...
Ancestry of “dyspnoeal”, step by step
dyspnoeal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dyspnoea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dyspnoea | Alternative spelling of dyspnea |
| 2 | Latin | dyspnoea | dyspnea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δύσπνοια | difficulty breathing, shortness of breath;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δύσπνοος | short of breath, breathing with difficulty |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 6 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |