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Where does “pneumo-” come from?

pneumo- (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pneumo- (Dutch): pneumo-

Definitions

  1. pneumo-

Ancestry of “pneumo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπνεύμωνlung; kind of a mollusk
2Ancient Greekπλεύμωνlung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléwmōlung, floater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “pneumo-”

  • pneumothorax
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