prefix
Meaning 1
Relating to the lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pneumo-
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /(p)njuːməʊ/
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US: /numoʊ/
prefix
Meaning 2
Relating to air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō Ancient Greek πλεύμων (pleúmōn) ▲ Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō)influ. ▲ Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma)influ. Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn)bor. English pneumo- From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “air”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: pneumo- — relating to the lungs
- Dutch: pneumo- — relating to the lungs
- French: pneumo- — relating to the lungs
- Greek: πνευμο- (pnevmo-) — relating to the lungs
- Italian: pneumo- — relating to the lungs
- Persian: پنوموـ (penomo-) — relating to the lungs
- Polish: pneumo- — relating to the lungs
- Portuguese: pneumo- — relating to the lungs
- Romanian: pneumo- — relating to the lungs
- Spanish: neumo- — relating to the lungs
- Turkish: pnömo- — relating to the lungs