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English
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ English pneumono-
From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
pneumono-
- Alternative form of pneumo-
Derived terms
References
- “Pneumono-” listed on pages 1,033–1,034 of volume 7 (O–P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Pneumono- (pniūmono, niū-), before a vowel pneumon-, combining form of Gr. πνεύμων, πνεύμον- lung. (Often contracted to Pneumo-.)
- “pneumono-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
/pnjuːməʊnəʊ, njuː-/
- “pneumono-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
< ancient Greek πνεύμον-, πνεύμων, variant of πλεύμων lung