Where does “pulmonology” come from?
pulmonology (English) comes 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.
pulmonology (English): The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of...
Definitions
- The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of...
Ancestry of “pulmonology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pulmō | — |
| 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 “pulmonology”