pneumococcus

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
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

    From pneumo- + -coccus. First attested in 1885.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    pneumococcus (plural pneumococci)

    1. A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases.

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