pneumo-

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /(p)njuːməʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /numoʊ/

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *plew-

Proto-Indo-European *-mō

Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō

Ancient Greek πλεύμων (pleúmōn)

Proto-Indo-European *pnew-

Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō)influ.

Proto-Indo-European *pnew-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *pnéwmn̥

Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma)influ.

Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn)bor.

English pneumo-

From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).

Alternative forms

• pneumono-

Prefix

pneumo-

1. Relating to the lungs.

Translations

relating to the lungs

• Catalan: pneumo-
• Dutch: pneumo- (nl)
• French: pneumo- (fr)
• Greek: πνευμο- (pnevmo-)
• Italian: pneumo- (it)
• Persian: پنوموـ (penomo-)
• Polish: pneumo-
• Portuguese: pneumo-
• Romanian: pneumo-
• Spanish: neumo- (es)
• Turkish: pnömo-

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “air”).

Alternative forms

• pneumato-

Prefix

pneumo-

1. Relating to air.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with pneumo-

pneumoactivate

pneumoallergen

pneumocardiographic

pneumocentesis

pneumocidal

pneumococcus

pneumocolon

pneumocolonography

pneumocyte

pneumectomy

pneumoencephalogram

pneumoencephalography

pneumofibrosis

pneumogalactan

pneumogastric

pneumogenic

pneumogram

pneumography

pneumohemopericardium

pneumohemothorax

hyperpneumaticity

pneumolancidin

pneumology

pneumolysin

pneumolysis

pneumomassage

pneumomediastinum

pneumometer

pneumometry

pneumoparotitis

pneumopathy

pneumopericardium

pneumoperitoneal

pneumoperitoneum

pneumopexy

pneumoprotective

pneumoprotein

pneumoresection

pneumoretroperitoneum

pneumorrhagia

pneumosphere

pneumostimulation

pneumostome

pneumotachograph

pneumotachography

pneumotachometer

pneumotactile

pneumotaxic

pneumotherapeutic

pneumotherapeutics

pneumotherapy

pneumothorax

pneumotomy

pneumotonometer

pneumotonometry

pneumotoxic

pneumotoxicity

pneumotoxin

pneumotricipital

pneumotropic

pneumotropism

pneumotype

pneumotyphus

pneumoventriculography

pneumovirus

References

• “Pneumo-” listed on page 1,033 of volume 7 (O–P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1ˢᵗ Ed.; 1909]
    Pneumo- (pniūmo-, niū-), combining form and verbal element, a. Gr. πνεῦμα wind, spirit, etc. (see Pneuma), = the fuller form Pneumato- (cf. Gr. αἱμο- = αἱματο-, etc.), in various scientific terms. b. Short for pneumono-, f. Gr. πνεύμων, -μον-, lung; chiefly in terms of pathology, most of which occur also in the fuller form Pneumono-.
• “pneumo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2ⁿᵈ Ed.; 1989]
    /pnjuːməʊ-, njuː-/
• “pneumo-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]
    Apparently partly from Hellenistic and Byzantine Greek πνευμο-, rare combining form of both ancient Greek πνεῦμα and πνεύμων[.]

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌnɛw.mu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌnɛw.mo]

Prefix

pneumo-

1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with pneumo-

pneumococ

pneumologia

Further reading

• “pneumo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pneumo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

pneumo-

1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with pneumo-

pneumothorax

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pnø.mo/

Prefix

pneumo-

1. pneumo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with pneumo-

pneumocoque

pneumogastrique

pneumographie

pneumologie

pneumologue

pneumopathie

pneumothorax

Descendants

• → Persian: پنوموـ (penomo-)
• → Romanian: pneumo-
• → Turkish: pnömo-

Italian

Prefix

pneumo-

1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with pneumo-

pneumocita

pneumococco

pneumonectomia

pneumoencefalografia

pneumofilia

pneumografia

pneumografo

pneumologia

pneumologo

pneumometria

pneumometro

pneumopatia

pneumopericardio

pneumoperitoneo

pneumopiotorace

piopneumotorace

pneumorragia

pneumotomia

pneumotorace

pneumoconiosi

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pnɛw.mɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛwmɔ
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

pneumo-

1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with pneumo-

pneumograf

Further reading

• pneumo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pnew.mo/ [pneʊ̯.mo], /pi.new.mo/ [pi.neʊ̯.mo]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pnew.mo/ [pneʊ̯.mo], /pi.new.mo/ [pi.neʊ̯.mo]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pnew.mo/ [pneʊ̯.mo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpnew.mɔ/, /pɨˌnew.mɔ/

Prefix

pneumo-

1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with pneumo-

pneumologia

pneumoconiose

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pneumo-, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).

Prefix

pneumo-

1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Romanian terms prefixed with pneumo-

pneumococ

pneumograf

pneumografie

pneumologie

pneumoragie