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Where does “flieme” come from?

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

flieme (Old French): Alternative form of fleume; open vein

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fleume; open vein

Ancestry of “flieme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfletoma—
2LatinphlebotomusLancet, fleam
3Ancient Greekφλεβοτώμος—

Words derived from “flieme”

  • phlegm
  • phlegmy
  • fleam
  • phlegmily
  • dephlegm
  • leucophlegmacy
  • vlijm
  • vlijmscherp
  • fleme
  • fleom
  • vlieme
  • vlime
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