The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromφλεγμᾰσία“inflammation”
- English todayphlegmasia
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek φλεγμᾰσία (phlegmăsía, “inflammation”), from φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”) (whence also phlegm).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.