phlegmatic
/fleɡˈmætɪk/fleg-MA-tik
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/fleg-MA-tik
Meaningfull of phlegm
Common meaning: calm and unexcitable
- phlegto burn, blaze; heat in the bodyLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1681 · scan
- maticadjective ending from Greek nouns in -ma
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek φλέγω; φλέγμα ‘to burn, blaze; heat in the body’.
Roots
- φλέγω; φλέγμα Greek “to burn, blaze; heat in the body”
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