Where does “unphlegmatic” come from?
unphlegmatic (English) comes from English phlegmatic, from Middle English fleumatik, from Old French fleumatique, from Latin phlegmāticus, from Ancient Greek φλεγματικός, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
unphlegmatic (English): Not phlegmatic
Ancestry of “unphlegmatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | phlegmatic | Not easily excited to action or passion; calm;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fleumatik | — |
| 3 | Old French | fleumatique | phlegmatic |
| 4 | Latin | phlegmāticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φλεγματικός | full of 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- | — |
Words derived from “unphlegmatic”