phlegmatic
English
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
- (archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
- Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Etymology
Derived from Old French fleumatique derived from Latin phlegmaticus derived from Ancient Greek φλεγματικός.
Origin
Ancient Greek
φλεγματικός
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apophlegmatic English
- leucophlegmatic English
- phlegmatically English
- unphlegmatic English
- unphlegmatically English
- phlegmaticus Latin
- phlegmāticus Latin
- flegmatikus Hungarian
- flegmatique French
- φλέγμα Ancient Greek
- φλεγματικός Ancient Greek
- fleumatik Middle English
- flegmatický Czech
- fleumatique Old French
- flegmàtic Catalan, Valencian