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Where does “pneumaticity” come from?

pneumaticity (English) comes from English pneumatic, from French pneumatique, from Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pneumaticity (English): The state of being pneumatic, or of having a...

Definitions

  1. The state of being pneumatic, or of having a...

Ancestry of “pneumaticity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpneumaticOf, relating to, or resembling air or other...
2Frenchpneumatiquepneumatic; tyre
3Latinpneumaticuswind; pneumatic
4Ancient GreekπνευματικόςRelated to the wind: windy; Related to breath:...
5Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
6Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pneumaticity”

  • hyperpneumaticity
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