Where does “thrombophlebitis” come from?
Thrombophlebitis comes from English -itis, Ancient Greek φλέψ (phleps, vein), Ancient Greek φλέω (phleō, to flow), and Ancient Greek -αινα (-aina), with thromb- from Greek thrombos (clot).
thrombophlebitis (English): Phlebitis related to a blood clot or thrombus
Definitions
- Phlebitis related to a blood clot or thrombus
Ancestry of “thrombophlebitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phlebitis | Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs |
| 2 | English | phlebo- | Relating to veins |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φλέψ | vein |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φλύω | to boil over; I'm spouting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlewH- | to overflow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |