pneumon-

prefix

a variant form of pneumo-

pneumo- or pneumono- or (before a vowel) pneum- or (before a vowel) pneumon-

combining form

of or related to a lung or the lungs; respiratory

⇒ pneumoconiosis

⇒ pneumonitis

Origin

from Greek pneumōn lung or pneuma breath

pneumon-

variant of pneumono- before a vowel:

pneumonectomy.

Related Words

pneumonectomy
pneumonitis

pneumon- combining form see pneumono-.

pneumon-
combining form
or pneumono-
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pneumōn
: lung
< pneumonectomy >
< pneumonocele >

pneumon-

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: (p)nyo͞omŏn—, (p)nyo͞omən—, IPA: /(p)njuːmɒn—/, /(p)njuːmən—/

Prefix

lung

Etymology

From πνεῠμον- (pneumon-), the stem of the Ancient Greek πνεῠ́μων (pneúmōn), a variant of πλεῠ́μων (pleúmōn, “lung”); compare the German pneumono-.

Usage notes

When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as pneumono-).

This prefix is sometimes erroneously abbreviated to pneum-.

Derived terms

English words prefixed with pneumon-

References

“Pneumono-” listed on pages 1,033–1,034 of volume 7 (O–P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st Ed.; 1909]
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 [2nd Ed.; 1989]
(pnjuːməʊnəʊ, njuː-)

“pneumono-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Dec. 2009]
< ancient Greek πνεύμον-, πνεύμων, variant […] of πλεύμων lung

词汇	pneumon-
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com SOED Webster Wiktionary pneumon- prefix a variant form of pneumo- pneumo- or pneumono- or (before a vowel) pneum- or (before a vowel) pneumon- combining form of or related to a lung or the lungs; respiratory ⇒ pneumoconiosis ⇒ pneumonitis Origin from Greek pneumōn lung or pneuma breath pneumon- 1 variant of pneumono- before a vowel: pneumonectomy. Related Words pneumonectomy pneumonitis pneumon- combining form see pneumono-. pneumon- combining form or pneumono- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pneumōn : lung < pneumonectomy > < pneumonocele > pneumon- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: (p)nyo͞omŏn—, (p)nyo͞omən—, IPA: /(p)njuːmɒn—/, /(p)njuːmən—/ Prefix lung Etymology From πνεῠμον- (pneumon-), the stem of the Ancient Greek πνεῠ́μων (pneúmōn), a variant of πλεῠ́μων (pleúmōn, “lung”); compare the German pneumono-. Usage notes When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as pneumono-). This prefix is sometimes erroneously abbreviated to pneum-. Derived terms ► English words prefixed with pneumon- References “Pneumono-” listed on pages 1,033–1,034 of volume 7 (O–P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st Ed.; 1909] 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 [2nd Ed.; 1989] (pnjuːməʊnəʊ, njuː-) “pneumono-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Dec. 2009] < ancient Greek πνεύμον-, πνεύμων, variant […] of πλεύμων lung
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