Where does “pneumo-” come from?
pneumo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
pneumo- (English): Relating to the lungs
Definitions
- Relating to the lungs
Ancestry of “pneumo-”, step by step
pneumo- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
Words derived from “pneumo-”
- pneumothorax
- pneumococcal
- pneumoperitoneum
- pneumococcus
- pneumogastric
- pneumomediastinum
- pneumocyte
- pneumopericardium
- pneumotaxic
- hydropneumothorax
- pneumotachograph
- pyopneumothorax
- antipneumococcal
- pneumography
- pneumographic
- pneumococcic
- pneumopathy
- pneumectomy
- pneumogram
- pneumotoxic
- pneumotropic
- pneumoperitoneal
- pneumohemothorax
- pneumorrhagia