Where does “φλεβότομος” come from?

φλεβότομος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φλέψ, from Ancient Greek φλύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

φλεβότομος (Ancient Greek): Opening veins

Definitions

  1. Opening veins

Ancestry of “φλεβότομος”, step by step

φλεβότομος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek φλέψ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφλέψvein
2Ancient Greekφλύωto boil over; I'm spouting
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Ancient Greek τέμνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
2Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “φλεβότομος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →