pneumonia
/nuːˈməʊnjə/noo-MOHN-yuh
/nuˈmoʊnjə/noo-MOHN-yuh
Meaninga lung sickness
Common meaning: inflammation of the lungs
- pneuto breathe; breath, airLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1231 · scan
- monGreek noun ending
- ianoun ending (Latin/Greek) for a field or condition
Journey through time
- Greekπνέω; πνεῦμα‘to breathe’
- Englishpneumonia‘inflammation of the lungs’ · today
pneu also in: pneumatic
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek πνέω; πνεῦμα ‘to breathe; breath, air’.
Roots
- πνέω; πνεῦμα Greek “to breathe; breath, air”
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