Where does “apnea” come from?
apnea (Spanish) comes from New Latin apnoea, from Ancient Greek ἄπνοια, from Ancient Greek ἄπνοος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
apnea (Spanish): apnea
Definitions
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Ancestry of “apnea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | apnoea | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄπνοια | want of wind, calm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄπνοος | without wind, with but little air; unventilated,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |