English
pulmonary
Pulmonary comes from Latin pulmōnārius ‘of the lungs’, from pulmō ‘lung’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pléu-mon-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pléu-mon-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulmō‘lung’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulmōnārius‘of the lungs’
- Englishearliest quotation 1892pulmonary
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pléu-mon-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulmō‘lung’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulmōnārius‘of the lungs’
- Englishearliest quotation 1892pulmonary
Earliest quotation: 1892, Material Medica and Pharmacy. Digitaline and Iodide of Potas: “[A]n actual progress of the blood in the pulmonary…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pléu-mon-
Today it means
adj Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pléu-mon- / pulmonary