English
phlogogenous
Phlogogenous comes from Ancient Greek φλόξ ‘fire’, from φλέγω ‘burn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-1‘to blaze, burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰlegō1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφλέγω2phlégō‘burn’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφλόξ3‘fire’
- Englishtodayphlogogenous3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek φλέγω
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek φλόξ
- 3 Wiktionary, English phlogogenous
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek φλέγω‘to blaze, burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰlegōWiktionary, Ancient Greek φλέγωreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφλέγωWiktionary, Ancient Greek φλόξphlégō‘burn’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφλόξWiktionary, English phlogogenous‘fire’
- EnglishtodayphlogogenousWiktionary, English phlogogenous
Formed from φλόξ ‘fire’ + -genous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to blaze, burn’
ball, bowl, bell, bull, bold, flame, bald, boil, blaze, bale, blur, blizzard, bleach, blush, bolster, sabha, budge, blemish, bola, bolero, blithe, blain, phallus, bleat, 70 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰlegō
through Ancient Greek φλέγω ‘burn’
through Ancient Greek φλόξ ‘fire’
Today it means
adj Causing inflammation.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “phlogogenous”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek φλέγω, Ancient Greek φλόξ. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / phlogogenous