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Where does “fleom” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fleom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfliemeAlternative form of fleume; open vein
2Vulgar Latinfletoma—
3LatinphlebotomusLancet, fleam
4Ancient Greekφλεβοτώμος—

Words derived from “fleom”

  • fleam
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