Where does “pneumothorax” come from?
Pneumothorax is a Modern English compound of Ancient Greek πνεύμων (breath) and θώραξ (chest), derived from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō and plew- respectively.
pneumothorax (English): Presence of air inside the pleural cavity,...
Definitions
- Presence of air inside the pleural cavity,...
Ancestry of “pneumothorax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pneumo- | Relating to the lungs |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πνεύμων | lung; kind of a mollusk |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλεύμων | lung |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléwmō | lung, floater |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “pneumothorax”