Where does “Asthma” come from?

Asthma (German) comes from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα, from Ancient Greek ἄνσθμα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

Asthma (German): asthma

Definitions

  1. asthma

Ancestry of “Asthma”, step by step

Asthma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἆσθμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἆσθμαshort-drawn breath, panting; asthma
2Ancient Greekἄνσθμα—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Ancient Greek ἄσθμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσθμαshort-drawn breath, panting

Words derived from “Asthma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνσθμα →Every word from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα →