Where does “pneumologic” come from?
pneumologic (Romanian) comes from Romanian pneumologie, from French pneumologie, from French pneumo-, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων, from Ancient Greek πλεύμων, from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
pneumologic (Romanian): pneumological
Definitions
- pneumological
Ancestry of “pneumologic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pneumologie | pneumology, pulmonology |
| 2 | French | pneumologie | pneumology, pulmonology |
| 3 | French | pneumo- | pneumo |
| 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 |