Where does “lipothymia” come from?

lipothymia (English) comes from English -thymia, from Ancient Greek θυμός, from Proto-Hellenic tʰūmós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

lipothymia (English): A swoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion

Definitions

  1. A swoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion

Ancestry of “lipothymia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-thymiaForms nouns referring to states of mind
2Ancient Greekθυμόςsoul, as the seat of emotion, feeling, and...
3Proto-Hellenictʰūmósvapour (?), breath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰūmós →