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Where does the word "pulmonary" come from? It comes from Latin pulmonarius, and was adopted directly into English (1670s).
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Where does the word "pulmonary" come from? It comes from Latin pulmonarius, and was adopted directly into English (1670s).
Pulmonary’s story begins in Latin: pulmonarius meant “relating to the lungs.” Relating to the lungs, from pulmo (lung). It reached English by 1670s as pulmonary. Settled as the medical word for anything relating to the lungs. Today, pulmonary means relating to the lungs.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient pulmonarius "relating to the lungs", relating to the lungs, from pulmo (lung).
- Stage 2 · English · 1670s pulmonary "relating to the lungs", settled as the medical word for anything relating to the lungs.