English
leucophlegmacy
From leuco- + phlegm + -acy; compare French leucophlegmasie.
Formed from leuco- + phlegm + -acy
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
Proto-Indo-European *lewkós ‘bright’
Proto-Hellenic *leukós ‘white’
Ancient Greek λευκός ‘white’
English leuco-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to blaze, burn’
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Ancient Greek φλέγμα ‘flame, fire, heat’
Latin phlegma
Old French fleume
Middle English flewme ‘Phlegm as one of the four cardinal humours…’
English phlegm
Today it means
noun A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness with oily sweating.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leucophlegmacy