Where does “flebotomia” come from?
flebotomia (Italian) comes from Italian flebo-, from Ancient Greek φλέψ, from Ancient Greek φλύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
flebotomia (Italian): phlebotomy
Ancestry of “flebotomia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | flebo- | phlebo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φλέψ | vein |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φλύω | to boil over; I'm spouting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlewH- | to overflow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |