myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of apnoea

Etymology of the Latin word apnoea

the New Latin word apnoea

derived from the Greek word apnoia, ἄπνοια

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word pnein

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pneu-

derived from the Greek word pneo, πνέω (to breathe hard; breeze)

English apnoea, French apnée

Word found in New Latin