Where does “pneumotomy” come from?

pneumotomy (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.

pneumotomy (English): Synonym of pneumonectomy

Definitions

Synonym of pneumonectomy

Ancestry of “pneumotomy”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

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