Where does “asma” come from?

asma (Italian) comes from Latin asthma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα, from Ancient Greek ἄνσθμα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

asma (Italian): asthma

Definitions

  1. asthma

Ancestry of “asma”, step by step

asma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin asthma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasthmapanting, laboured breathing
2Ancient Greekἆσθμαshort-drawn breath, panting; asthma
3Ancient Greekἄνσθμα—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Ancient Greek ἄσθμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσθμαshort-drawn breath, panting

Words derived from “asma”

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