Where does “bronchopneumonitis” come from?
bronchopneumonitis (English) comes from English pneumonitis, from Latin pneumonitis, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
bronchopneumonitis (English): inflammation of the bronchi and lungs
Definitions
- inflammation of the bronchi and lungs
Ancestry of “bronchopneumonitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pneumonitis | Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs |
| 2 | Latin | pneumonitis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πνεύμων | lung; kind of a mollusk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλεύμων | lung |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléwmō | lung, floater |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |