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Where does “cardiopulmonary” come from?

Cardiopulmonary is a Modern English compound combining Ancient Greek καρδία (heart) and πνεύμων (lung), ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European plew- meaning to flow.

cardiopulmonary (English): Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs

Ancestry of “cardiopulmonary”, 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...

Words derived from “cardiopulmonary”

  • noncardiopulmonary
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