Where does “pulmon” come from?
pulmon (Tagalog) comes from Spanish pulmón, from Old Spanish pulmon, from Latin pulmō, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
pulmon (Tagalog): lung
Definitions
- lung
Ancestry of “pulmon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pulmón | lung |
| 2 | Old Spanish | pulmon | lung |
| 3 | Latin | pulmō | A lung |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |