Where did the word 'achoo' come from?

callie_ross

Photic sneeze reflex (also referred to as sun sneezing, photogenic sneezing, the photosternutatory reflex, or even whimsically as ACHOO syndrome with its related backronym Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome) is a medical condition by which people exposed to bright light sneeze. The photic sneeze reflex can also cause one to sneeze many times consecutively. The condition occurs in 17% to 25% of humans, with more common occurrence in Caucasians than others[citation needed]. The condition is passed along genetically as an autosomal dominant trait. The first mention of the phenomenon is probably in the later work attributed to Aristotle (Problems, book XXXIII). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex Jun 13 07, 1:54 PM

queproblema

I would have said the word was an onomatopoeia of what is heard when someone sneezes. http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~ssilverman/kidspired2004/mcclellan/mcclellan.htm Jun 13 07, 2:21 PM

narudyar

Name of the cook on "Bonanza" Jun 18 07, 9:39 AM