pneumococcal

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *plew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō
Ancient Greek πλεύμων (pleúmōn)
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Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō)influ.
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Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma)influ.
Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn)der.
English pneumo-
Pre-Greekder.?
Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos)bor.
Latin coccum
New Latin coccuslbor.
English coccus
English -coccus
English pneumococcus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālislbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English pneumococcal

    From pneumococcus + -al.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: n(y)o͞o′mə-kŏk′əl; IPA(key): /ˌn(j)uː.məˈkɒk.əl/
    • Rhymes: -ɒkəl
    • Hyphenation: pneu‧mo‧coc‧cal

    Adjective

    pneumococcal (not comparable)

    1. Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium.
      Synonym: pneumococcic

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