Where does “пневмоцистис” come from?

пневмоцистис (Russian) comes from Translingual Pneumocystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

пневмоцистис (Russian): Pneumocystis

Definitions

  1. Pneumocystis

Ancestry of “пневмоцистис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPneumocystisgenus
2Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Translingual Pneumocystis →