Where does “metapneumonia” come from?
metapneumonia (English) comes from English meta, from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
metapneumonia (English): A disease caused by infection with a metapneumovirus
Definitions
- A disease caused by infection with a metapneumovirus
Ancestry of “metapneumonia”, step by step
metapneumonia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meta | Self-referential; structured analogously, but at... |
| 2 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via English pneumonia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pneumonia | An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πνευμονία | a disease of the lungs |
| 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 |