Where does “pulmometer” come from?
pulmometer (English) comes from Latin pulmō, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
pulmometer (English): A spirometer
Definitions
- A spirometer
Ancestry of “pulmometer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pulmō | A lung |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |