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Etymology

Etymology tree

English pneumono-

English ultra-

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)

Proto-Italic *-jōs

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ium

Latin mīcroscopiumlbor.

Italian microscopiobor.

English microscope

English -ic

English microscopic

English silico-

English volcano

English coniosis

English pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Coined by Everett K Smith, President of the National Puzzlers' League, at their convention in 1935. From English pneumono- (“lung”) + English ultra- (“beyond”) + English microscopic + silico- + volcano + English coniosis (“dust”), as an extension of the medical term pneumonoconiosis.