Etymology of the English word dyspepsia
the English word
dyspepsiaderived from the Latin word
dyspepsia (indigestion, dyspepsia)
derived from the Greek word
duspepsia, δυσπεψία
derived from the Greek word
pepsis, πέψις (digestion)
using the Greek prefix
dus-, δυσ- (used only in composition as a prefix; hard; with difficulty)
derived from the Greek word
pepteinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pekʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of dyspepsia in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
