Where does “astmă” come from?

astmă (Romanian) comes from French asthme, from Latin asthma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα, from Ancient Greek ἄνσθμα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

astmă (Romanian): asthma

Definitions

  1. asthma

Ancestry of “astmă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchasthmeasthma
2Latinasthmapanting, laboured breathing
3Ancient Greekἆσθμαshort-drawn breath, panting; asthma
4Ancient Greekἄνσθμα—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνσθμα →Every word from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα →