Where does “pneumocyte” come from?

pneumocyte (English) comes from English pneumo-, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pneumocyte (English): A cell that is responsible for gas exchange in...

Definitions

  1. A cell that is responsible for gas exchange in...

Ancestry of “pneumocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpneumo-Relating to the lungs
2Ancient Greekπνεύμωνlung; kind of a mollusk
3Ancient Greekπλεύμωνlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléwmōlung, floater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “pneumocyte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō →Every word from Ancient Greek πλεύμων →