Where does “flogiston” come from?
flogiston (Dutch) comes from New Latin phlogiston, from Ancient Greek φλογιστόν, from Ancient Greek φλογιστός, from Ancient Greek φλόξ, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
flogiston (Dutch): phlogiston gas hypothesised to exist by phlogiston chemists and thought to be released by burning
Definitions
- phlogiston gas hypothesised to exist by phlogiston chemists and thought to be released by burning
Ancestry of “flogiston”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | phlogiston | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φλογιστόν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φλογιστός | burnt up, inflammable |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φλόξ | flame, blaze |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |