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Where does “φλύω” come from?

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

φλύω (Ancient Greek): to boil over; I'm spouting

Definitions

  1. to boil over; I'm spouting

Ancestry of “φλύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “φλύω”

  • phlegm
  • thrombophlebitis
  • phlebitis
  • phlebotomy
  • phlebotomist
  • phlegmy
  • phlebectomy
  • fleam
  • phlebitic
  • phlebography
  • postphlebitic
  • phlebothrombosis
  • phlebolith
  • phlebogram
  • phlebovirus
  • phlebology
  • endophlebitis
  • phlebographic
  • phlebotomize
  • phlebologist
  • phlegmily
  • phlebostasis
  • phlebographically
  • phlebotome
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