plămân
Romanian
Alternative forms
- plumână
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pulmōnem, accusative of pulmō, probably through metathesis from a Vulgar Latin root *plumonem (compare Sicilian primuni, Sardinian primone), or less likely from Greek πλεμόνι (plemóni). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō. Compare Aromanian pãlmunã.
Declension
Related terms
- plămânare
- plămânărică
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