English

hypoventilate

From hypo- + ventilate.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- ‘to blow (of wind)’

Latin ventilātus ‘ventilated’

Today it means

verb To undergo hypoventilation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hypoventilate