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

  1. Relating to the lungs

Ancestry of “pneumo-”, step by step

pneumo- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πνεύμων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπνεύμωνlung; kind of a mollusk
2Ancient Greekπλεύμωνlung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléwmōlung, floater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Ancient Greek πνεῦμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπνεῦμαair; wind; breath
2Ancient GreekπνέωI blow; to breathe; 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe

Words derived from “pneumo-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléwmōEvery word from Ancient Greek πλεύμων