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...
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- the state of breathing faster or deeper than...
Ancestry of “hyperventilation”, step by step