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
Definitions
- Not phlegmatic
Ancestry of “unphlegmatic”, step by step
unphlegmatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phlegmatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phlegmatic | Not easily excited to action or passion; calm;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fleumatik | Phlegmatic; containing or made of the humour of phlegm |
| 3 | Old French | fleumatique | phlegmatic |
| 4 | Latin | phlegmāticus | full of phlegm |
| 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- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |