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Where does “fleumatique” come from?

fleumatique (Old French) comes from Latin phlegmāticus, from Ancient Greek φλεγματικός, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fleumatique (Old French): phlegmatic

Definitions

  1. phlegmatic

Ancestry of “fleumatique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphlegmāticus—
2Ancient Greekφλεγματικόςfull of phlegm
3Ancient Greekφλέγμαflame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold...
4Ancient GreekφλέγωI set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fleumatique”

  • phlegmatic
  • phlegmatically
  • leucophlegmatic
  • unphlegmatic
  • unphlegmatically
  • apophlegmatic
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