Where does “pneumatic” come from?
Pneumatic comes from Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνεῦμα meaning breath or spirit, combined with the Ancient Greek suffix -σις and Proto-Indo-European suffixes -kos and -tis.
pneumatic (English): Of, relating to, or resembling air or other...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or resembling air or other...
Ancestry of “pneumatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pneumatique | pneumatic; tyre |
| 2 | Latin | pneumaticus | wind; pneumatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πνευματικός | Related to the wind: windy; Related to breath:... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |