Where does “phlegminess” come from?
phlegminess (English) comes from English phlegmy, from English phlegm, from Middle English flewme, from Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
phlegminess (English): The quality of being phlegmy
Definitions
- The quality of being phlegmy
Ancestry of “phlegminess”, step by step
phlegminess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phlegmy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phlegmy | Charged with phlegm |
| 2 | English | phlegm | One of the four humors making up the body in... |
| 3 | Middle English | flewme | Phlegm as one of the four cardinal humours... |
| 4 | Old French | fleume | phlegm |
| 5 | Latin | phlegma | phlegm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φλέγμα | flame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |