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Where does “pneumatique” come from?

pneumatique (French) comes from Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pneumatique (French): pneumatic; tyre

Definitions

  1. pneumatic; tyre

Ancestry of “pneumatique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpneumaticuswind; pneumatic
2Ancient GreekπνευματικόςRelated to the wind: windy; Related to breath:...
3Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
4Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pneumatique”

  • pneumatic
  • pneumatics
  • pneumatically
  • hydropneumatic
  • pneumatique
  • pneumaticity
  • nonpneumatic
  • apneumatic
  • hydropneumatics
  • hyperpneumaticity
  • hyperpneumatic
  • autopneumatic
  • opticopneumatic
  • hydropneumatique
  • pneumatikus
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