Where does “pulmonological” come from?
pulmonological (English) comes from English pulmonology, from Latin pulmō, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
pulmonological (English): Relating to pulmonology; synonym of pneumological
Definitions
- Relating to pulmonology; synonym of pneumological
Ancestry of “pulmonological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pulmonology | The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of... |
| 2 | Latin | pulmō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πνεύμων | lung; kind of a mollusk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλεύμων | lung |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléwmō | lung, floater |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |