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Where does “hypopnœa” come from?

hypopnœa (English) comes from English -pnea, from Ancient Greek -πνοια, from Ancient Greek πνοή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

hypopnœa (English): Alternative form of hypopnea

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hypopnea

Ancestry of “hypopnœa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-pneabreathing, respiration
2Ancient Greek-πνοια—
3Ancient Greekπνοήbreath
4Ancient Greek-ή—
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →