Where does “pulmonary” come from?
Pulmonary derives from Latin pulmonarius, formed with the suffix -arius, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων meaning lung, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European plew- meaning to flow or swell.
pulmonary (English): Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs
Definitions
- Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs
Ancestry of “pulmonary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pulmōnārius | — |
| 2 | Latin | pulmō | A lung |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “pulmonary”
- cardiopulmonary
- bronchopulmonary
- extrapulmonary
- intrapulmonary
- aortopulmonary
- transpulmonary
- subpulmonary
- pleuropulmonary
- nonpulmonary
- aorticopulmonary
- sinopulmonary
- nasopulmonary
- noncardiopulmonary
- interpulmonary
- pulmonarily
- chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
- hepatopulmonary
- atriopulmonary
- bipulmonary
- cavopulmonary
- costopulmonary
- gastropulmonary
- juxtapulmonary
- pulmonary thromboendarterectomy