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
Ancestry of “pneumo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πνεύμων | lung; kind of a mollusk |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλεύμων | lung |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pléwmō | lung, floater |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “pneumo-”