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pneu-
To breathe. Imitative root.- sneeze, from Old English fnēosan, to sneeze, from Germanic *fneu-s‑.
- snore, snort, from Old English fnora, sneezing, from Germanic *fnu-s‑.
- apnea, dipnoan, dyspnea, eupnea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, polypnea, tachypnea, from Greek pnein, to breathe, with o-grade nouns pnoiā, -pnoia, breathing, and pnoē, breath.
- Suffixed form *pneu-mn̥. pneuma, pneumatic, pneumato-, pneumo-; amphiuma, from Greek pneuma, breath, wind, spirit.
- Germanic variant root *fnes‑. sneer, from Old English fnǣran, to snort, gnash one's teeth.
[Pokorny pneu‑ 838.] |
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