Etymology

pneumonia

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Today it means: Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía) ← Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō
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  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. Ancient Greekπνευμονία (pneumonía)
  8. English todaypneumonia

From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -ία (-ía).

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