Where does “flemmardise” come from?
flemmardise (French) comes from French flemmard, 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-.
flemmardise (French): laziness
Definitions
- laziness
Ancestry of “flemmardise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | flemmard | slacker, idler; shiftless, bone-idle |
| 2 | French | flemme | laziness |
| 3 | Italian | flemma | phlegm |
| 4 | Latin | phlegma | phlegm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φλέγμα | flame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |