asthmatic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person suffering from asthma
  2. adjective relating to breathing with a whistling sound

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin asthmaticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσθματικός (asthmatikós, “afflicted with shortness of breath”), from ἆσθμα (âsthma, “short-drawn breath, panting”) (compare asthma). By surface analysis, asthma + -ic.

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