Where does “hyperventilation” come from?
Hyperventilation derives from English ventilation combined with Ancient Greek ὑπέρ meaning over, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upér and upo, while ventilation itself comes from Latin ventus meaning wind through the suffix -tio.
hyperventilation (English): the state of breathing faster or deeper than...
Definitions
- the state of breathing faster or deeper than...
Ancestry of “hyperventilation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventilation | The replacement of stale or noxious air with... |
| 2 | Middle French | ventilation | — |
| 3 | Old French | ventilacion | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | ventilatio | airing; ventilation |
| 5 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 6 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |