Etymology of the English word apnea
the English word
apneaderived from the Latin word
apneaderived from the Greek word
apnoia, ἄπνοια
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
pneinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pneu-derived from the Greek word
pneo, πνέω (to breathe hard; breeze)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
