Etymology

pneumo-

pneu·mo-

Today it means: Relating to the lungs. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn) ← Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō
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pneumo- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléwmō
  3. Ancient Greekπλεύμων (pleúmōn)
  4. Ancient Greekπνέω (pnéō)influ.
  5. Ancient Greekπνεῦμα (pneûma)influ.
  6. Ancient Greekπνεύμων (pneúmōn)
  7. English todaypneumo-

Derived from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “a lung”).

pneumo- · prefix2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pnew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pnéwmn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pnéumə
  4. Ancient Greekπνεῦμα (pneûma)
  5. English todaypneumo-

Derived from Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breeze, breath, spirit”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπνεύμων all →

pneumology

Ancient Greekπνεῦμα all →

pneumaamphiumapneumato-pneumatodepneumatologypneumatolysis

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