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In Portuguese the root “pneu” by itself means “tire” (as in a car tire). Fun stuff indeed!
by thiagocsf 6y ago
In Portuguese the root “pneu” by itself means “tire” (as in a car tire).
Fun stuff indeed!
- dredmorbius 6y agoA tyre (or tire is) a wheel dressing, the word being a truncation of attire. This can be any final dressing of a wheel. An inflatable rubber pneumatic tire is a subclass of tire, and truncation or abbreviation to pnue is as good as any. Locomotive wheels on trains have steel tyres. https://www.etymonline.com/word/tire https://www.etymonline.com/word/tire
- piva00 6y agoThat's because it is a contraction of "pneumático" which links to the same root as the rest of Indo-European pnew- etymology.