Etymology of the English word apnoea
the English word
apnoeaderived from the New Latin word
apnoeaderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of apnoea in English dates from the 18th century.
