pneuma

(no̵̅o̅mə, nyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

the soul or spirit

Origin: Gr < pnein, to breathe < IE echoic base *pneu-, to wheeze, breathe > OE fneosan, to sneeze

See pneuma in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The soul or vital spirit.

Origin:

Origin: Greek; see pneu- in Indo-European roots

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