Etymology

asthmatic

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Today it means: Having the characteristics of asthma. Full definition →

Latin āsthmaticu ← Koine Greek ᾱ̓σθματικός (āsthmatikós) ← Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἆσθμα (âsthma)
  2. Koine Greekᾱ̓σθματικός (āsthmatikós)
  3. Latināsthmaticu
  4. English todayasthmatic

Learned borrowing from Latin āsthmaticus. By surface analysis, asthma + -ic.

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