Where does “flegmatic” come from?
flegmatic (Romanian) comes from French flegmatique, 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-.
flegmatic (Romanian): phlegmatic
Definitions
- phlegmatic
Ancestry of “flegmatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | flegmatique | phlegmatic, stolid |
| 2 | Latin | phlegmāticus | full of phlegm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φλεγματικός | full of phlegm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φλέγμα | flame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |