Where does “bronchopneumology” come from?

bronchopneumology (English) comes from English pneumology, from New Latin pneumologia, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

bronchopneumology (English): An extension of pneumology to include the bronchi

Definitions

  1. An extension of pneumology to include the bronchi

Ancestry of “bronchopneumology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpneumologyThe study of the respiratory system and organs
2New Latinpneumologia
3Ancient Greekπνεύμωνlung; kind of a mollusk
4Ancient Greekπλεύμωνlung
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléwmōlung, floater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléwmōEvery word from Ancient Greek πλεύμων
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