Where does “rheumatic” come from?
Rheumatic derives from Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός, ultimately from ῥέω meaning to flow.
rheumatic (English): Resembling or relating to rheumatism; Derived...
Definitions
- Resembling or relating to rheumatism; Derived...
Ancestry of “rheumatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | rheumatique | — |
| 2 | Latin | rheumaticus | troubled with rheum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥευματικός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥεῦμα | stream, flow, current |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “rheumatic”