Where does “pneumogalactan” come from?

pneumogalactan (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.

pneumogalactan (English): A polysaccharide composed of pneumose and galactose residues

Definitions

  1. A polysaccharide composed of pneumose and galactose residues

Ancestry of “pneumogalactan”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →