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

fleom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French flieme

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

via Old French flemie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflemieopen vein
Every word from Ancient Greek φλεβοτώμος →Every word from Latin phlebotomus →Every word from Vulgar Latin fletoma →