Etymograph

English

phlox

Phlox comes from Ancient Greek φλόξ ‘flame’, from φλέγω ‘burn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to blaze, burn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰlegōreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφλέγωphlégō‘burn’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφλόξphlóx‘flame’
  5. New Latinc. 1500–1900Phlox
  6. Englishtodayphlox

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to blaze, burn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰlegōreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφλέγωphlégō‘burn’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφλόξphlóx‘flame’
  5. New Latinc. 1500–1900Phlox
  6. Englishtodayphlox

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to blaze, burn’

ball, bowl, bell, bull, bold, flame, bald, boil, blaze, bale, blush, blur, blizzard, bleach, bolster, budge, sabha, blemish, bola, bolero, blithe, blain, phallus, bleat, 73 more

through Proto-Hellenic *pʰlegō

phlegmatic, 6 more

through Ancient Greek φλέγω ‘burn’

phlegm, 7 more

Today it means

noun Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / phlox

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