Where does “flegme” come from?
flegme (French) comes 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-.
flegme (French): phlegm; composure
Definitions
- phlegm; composure
Ancestry of “flegme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fleume | phlegm |
| 2 | Latin | phlegma | phlegm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φλέγμα | flame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |