πνέω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- I blow
- to breathe
- (of perceptible breathing)
- I breathe, live
- (figuratively) I breathe forth
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (breathe, pant, snort, sneeze, gasp).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pnew-
Gloss
breathe, pant, snort, sneeze, gasp
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sneeze English
- sneezeguard English
- sneezeless English
- sneezer English
- sneezeweed English
- sneezewood English
- sneezewort English
- sneezy English
- dyspnoea Latin
- pneumaticus Latin
- διαπνέω Ancient Greek
- δύσπνοια Ancient Greek
- θεόπνευστος Ancient Greek
- θεός Ancient Greek
- πνοή Ancient Greek
- ἄπνοος Ancient Greek
- *(s)knus- Proto-Indo-European
- *pnew- Proto-Indo-European
- *fneusaną Proto-Germanic
- *fnuzô Proto-Germanic
- *fnōsijaną Proto-Germanic
- *hneusaną Proto-Germanic
- fnēosan Old English
- fnesen Middle English
- snesen Middle English
- διαπνέω Greek (modern)
- πνέω Greek (modern)
- fryj Albanian
- *pnewa Proto-Albanian
- *sprūgnja Proto-Albanian