Etymology of the English word dyspnea
the English word
dyspneausing the English prefix
dys-derived from the New Latin prefix
dys-derived from the Greek prefix
dus-, δυσ- (used only in composition as a prefix; hard; with difficulty)
using the English suffix
-pneaderived from the Latin word
dyspneaderived from the Greek word
duspnoia, δύσπνοια
using the Greek prefix
dus-, δυσ- (used only in composition as a prefix; hard; with difficulty)
derived from the Greek word
pnoe, πνοή (respiration, a breeze)
derived from the Greek word
pneinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pneu-Usage
Word found in Modern English
