Where does “pleuropneumonia” come from?
pleuropneumonia (English) comes from English pneumonia, from Ancient Greek πνευμονία, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
pleuropneumonia (English): inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a...
Definitions
- inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a...
Ancestry of “pleuropneumonia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |