Where does “Pneumocystis” come from?

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

Pneumocystis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Pneumocystis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Pneumocystis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →