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Where does “phlegmasia” come from?

phlegmasia (English) comes from Ancient Greek φλεγμᾰσία, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

phlegmasia (English): An inflammation, especially of the internal...

Definitions

  1. An inflammation, especially of the internal...

Ancestry of “phlegmasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφλεγμᾰσίαinflammation
2Ancient Greekφλέγμαflame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold...
3Ancient GreekφλέγωI set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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