Where does “poumon” come from?
poumon (French) comes from Old French poumon, 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...
poumon (French): lung
Definitions
- lung
Ancestry of “poumon”, step by step
poumon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French poumon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | poumon | lung |
| 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... |
via Latin pulmōnem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pulmōnem | — |