Where does “rhume” come from?

rhume (French) comes from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

rhume (French): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “rhume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinrheumacatarrh, rheum; flow
2Ancient Greekῥεῦμαstream, flow, current
3Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “rhume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω →