Etymology of the English word rheum
the English word
rheumderived from the Old French word
reumederived from the Late Latin word
rheumaderived from the Greek word
rheuma, ῥεῦμα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sreu-derived from the French word
rheumderived from the Greek word
rheuma, ῥεῦμα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sreu-Date
The earliest known usage of rheum in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
rheumyUsage
Word found in Modern English
