English
phlegmon
Phlegmon comes from Latin phlegmōn ‘inflammation beneath the skin’, from Ancient Greek φλέγω ‘burn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to blaze, burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰlegōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφλέγωphlégō‘burn’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφλεγμονήphlegmonḗ‘inflammation, fiery heat’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphlegmōn‘inflammation beneath the skin’
- Englishtodayphlegmon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to blaze, burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰlegōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφλέγωphlégō‘burn’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφλεγμονήphlegmonḗ‘inflammation, fiery heat’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphlegmōn‘inflammation beneath the skin’
- Englishtodayphlegmon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to blaze, burn’
ball, bowl, bell, bull, bold, flame, bald, boil, blaze, blush, blur, blizzard, bale, bleach, bolster, budge, sabha, blemish, bola, blithe, phallus, blain, bolero, bleat, 74 more
through Ancient Greek φλέγω ‘burn’
Today it means
noun A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / phlegmon