Etymograph

English

lungmotor

lung + motor

A compound of lung + motor

Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- ‘to move lightly, effortlessly’

Proto-Germanic *lungô ‘the light organ, lung’

Proto-Germanic *lunganjō

Old English lungen

Middle English lunge

English lung

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’

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Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’

Latin moveō ‘to move’

Latin mōtor ‘mover’

Middle English motour ‘controller’

English motor

Today it means

noun A device with a pump for inducing artificial respiration.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lungmotor