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pneumo-

/numoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
pneu-mo-
IPA
/numoʊ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Relating to the lungs.

prefix

Relating to air.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πνεύμων, πνεῦμα

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /numoʊ/
  • British English: /(p)njuːməʊ/

Inflected Forms

pneumono- (alternative) pneumato- (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pneumo-?
The recorded pronunciation is /numoʊ/.
What does pneumo- mean?
Relating to the lungs.
Where does pneumo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce pneumo-

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