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