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Where does “pneumaticus” come from?

pneumaticus (Latin) comes 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.

pneumaticus (Latin): wind; pneumatic

Definitions

  1. wind; pneumatic

Ancestry of “pneumaticus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pneumaticus”

  • pneumatic
  • pneumatics
  • pneumatically
  • hydropneumatic
  • pneumaticity
  • pneumatique
  • nonpneumatic
  • apneumatic
  • hyperpneumaticity
  • hyperpneumatic
  • autopneumatic
  • hydropneumatics
  • opticopneumatic
  • elettropneumatico
  • oleopneumatico
  • idropneumatico
  • pneumatico
  • hydropneumatique
  • pneumatique
  • pneumático
  • pneumaattisesti
  • pneumaattinen
  • pneumatikus
  • pneumático
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