Where does “hidropneumotorax” come from?
hidropneumotorax (Romanian) comes from English hydropneumothorax, from English pneumothorax, from English pneumo-, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
hidropneumotorax (Romanian): hydropneumothorax
Definitions
- hydropneumothorax
Ancestry of “hidropneumotorax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydropneumothorax | The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural... |
| 2 | English | pneumothorax | Presence of air inside the pleural cavity,... |
| 3 | English | pneumo- | Relating to the lungs |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πνεύμων | lung; kind of a mollusk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλεύμων | lung |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléwmō | lung, floater |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |