Where does “Phlox” come from?

Phlox (German) comes from Translingual Phlox, from Ancient Greek φλόξ, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Phlox (German): phlox

Definitions

  1. phlox

Ancestry of “Phlox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPhloxgenus
2Ancient Greekφλόξflame, blaze
3Ancient GreekφλέγωI set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek φλέγω →