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Where does “μόλυβδος” come from?

μόλυβδος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

μόλυβδος (Ancient Greek): lead; graphite

Definitions

  1. lead; graphite

Ancestry of “μόλυβδος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—

Words derived from “μόλυβδος”

  • plunge
  • plunging
  • plumb
  • plumber
  • plunger
  • plummet
  • molybdenum
  • molybdate
  • plumbago
  • molybdic
  • plumbic
  • molybdenite
  • plumbism
  • phosphomolybdic
  • phosphomolybdate
  • plumbeous
  • replunge
  • plumbojarosite
  • unplumbable
  • plumbiferous
  • molybdena
  • plungeth
  • plumbless
  • thiomolybdate
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