Where does “πνεῦμα” come from?
πνεῦμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πνέω, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.
πνεῦμα (Ancient Greek): air; wind; breath
Ancestry of “πνεῦμα”, step by step
πνεῦμα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πνέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πνέω | I blow; to breathe; 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |
via Proto-Indo-European pnéwmn̥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pnéwmn̥ | breath |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “πνεῦμα”