Where does “phlebotomic” come from?
phlebotomic (English) comes from English phlebotomy, from Old French flebothomie, from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτόμος, from Ancient Greek φλέψ, from Ancient Greek φλύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-.
phlebotomic (English): Relating to phlebotomy
Ancestry of “phlebotomic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phlebotomy | The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood... |
| 2 | Old French | flebothomie | phlebotomy |
| 3 | Late Latin | phlebotomia | bloodletting, phlebotomy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φλεβοτόμος | that opens a vein |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φλέψ | vein |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φλύω | to boil over; I'm spouting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlewH- | to overflow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |