Where does “pneumonitis” come from?

Pneumonitis is an English medical term derived from Latin pneumonitis, referring to inflammation of the lungs.

pneumonitis (English): Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs

Ancestry of “pneumonitis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pneumonitis”

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