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Where does “dyspnoea” come from?

dyspnoea (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek δύσπνοια, from Ancient Greek δύσπνοος, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

dyspnoea (Latin): dyspnea

Definitions

  1. dyspnea

Ancestry of “dyspnoea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδύσπνοιαdifficulty breathing, shortness of breath;...
2Ancient Greekδύσπνοος—
3Ancient Greekδῠσ-bad, unfortunate
4Latincalculāre—
5Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “dyspnoea”

  • disnea
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