Etymology

pneumatology

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Ancient Greek πνεῦμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπνεῦμα“breath”
  2. English todaypneumatology

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”) + -logy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπνεῦμα all →

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