Where does “pulmō” come from?

pulmō (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pulmō (Latin): A lung

Definitions

  1. A lung

Ancestry of “pulmō”, step by step

pulmō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πνεύμων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπνεύμωνlung; kind of a mollusk
2Ancient Greekπλεύμωνlung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléwmōlung, floater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Proto-Indo-European pléu-mon-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpléu-mon-—

Words derived from “pulmō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō →Every word from Ancient Greek πλεύμων →