Etymology

pneumatic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases Full definition →

Latin pneumaticus ← Ancient Greek πνευματικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπνευματικός“relating to wind or air”
  2. Latin · borrowed frompneumaticus
  3. English todaypneumatic

From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “to blow, breath”).

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