How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"pneumato" is from "pneumatos" (air or breath) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this prefix,
pneumatometer
pneumatology
pneumatocyst
pneumatogarm
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "air" or "lungs" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| Automation with pneumatics can save you money. |
| Respiratory parameters were measured throughout the experiment, via a pneumatograph. |