Where does “flobafenă” come from?
flobafenă (Romanian) comes from English phlobaphene, from Ancient Greek φλόος, from Ancient Greek φλέω — I overflow, teem, abound, gush; I overflow with...
flobafenă (Romanian): phlobaphene
Definitions
- phlobaphene
Ancestry of “flobafenă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phlobaphene | Any of various reddish-brown phenolic substances... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φλόος | rind, bark, peel; skin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φλέω | I overflow, teem, abound, gush; I overflow with... |