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Where does “idropneumatico” come from?

idropneumatico (Italian) comes from Italian pneumatico, 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.

idropneumatico (Italian): hydropneumatic

Definitions

  1. hydropneumatic

Ancestry of “idropneumatico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpneumaticopneumatic; inflatable; tyre , tire
2Latinpneumaticuswind; pneumatic
3Ancient GreekπνευματικόςRelated to the wind: windy; Related to breath:...
4Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
5Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →