Where does “vlieme” come from?

vlieme (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French flieme, from Vulgar Latin fletoma, from Latin phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτώμος.

Ancestry of “vlieme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfliemeAlternative form of fleume; open vein
2Vulgar Latinfletoma—
3LatinphlebotomusLancet, fleam
4Ancient Greekφλεβοτώμος—
Every word from Ancient Greek φλεβοτώμος →Every word from Latin phlebotomus →Every word from Vulgar Latin fletoma →