pneumato-

pneumato-

(word root) breath, spirit

Examples of words with the root pneumato-: pneumatology

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pneumato-

or pneumat-

pref.

1. Air; gas: pneumatolysis.

2. Breath; respiration: pneumatometer.

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[From Greek pneuma, pneumat-, wind, breath; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]

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pneumato-

combining form

air; breath or breathing; spirit: pneumatophore; pneumatology.

[from Greek pneuma, pneumat-, breath; see pneuma]

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pneumato-

a combining form meaning “air,” “breath,” “spirit”: pneumatology; pneumatophore.

[< Greek, comb. form of pneûma; see pneuma]

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