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Where does “flemmard” come from?

flemmard (French) comes from French flemme, from Italian flemma, from Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flemmard (French): slacker, idler; shiftless, bone-idle

Definitions

  1. slacker, idler; shiftless, bone-idle

Ancestry of “flemmard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflemmelaziness
2Italianflemmaphlegm
3Latinphlegmaphlegm
4Ancient Greekφλέγμαflame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold...
5Ancient GreekφλέγωI set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flemmard”

  • flemmarder
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