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Where does “bronchopulmonary” come from?

Bronchopulmonary derives from English pulmonary, from Latin pulmonarius, from Latin -arius, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European plew-.

bronchopulmonary (English): Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the...

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  1. Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the...

Ancestry of “bronchopulmonary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpulmonaryPertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs
2Latinpulmōnārius—
3Latinpulmō—
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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