Where does “phlegmy” come from?
phlegmy (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
phlegmy (English): Charged with phlegm
Ancestry of “phlegmy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phlegm | One of the four humors making up the body in... |
| 2 | Middle English | flewme | Phlegm as one of the four cardinal humours... |
| 3 | Old French | fleume | phlegm |
| 4 | Latin | phlegma | phlegm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φλέγμα | flame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “phlegmy”