Where does “Plymouth” come from?
Plymouth (English) comes from English Plym, from French plume, from Italian piuma, from Spanish pluma, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k- — to fly, flow, run.
Plymouth (English): An automobile of the make "Plymouth"
Definitions
- An automobile of the make "Plymouth"
Ancestry of “Plymouth”, step by step
Plymouth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Plym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Plym | which flows from Dartmoor via Plymouth to Plymouth Sound on the English Channel |
| 2 | French | plume | feather; quill; nib, the writing end of a... |
| 3 | Italian | piuma | feather, plume; down; plumage |
| 4 | Spanish | pluma | feather; pen, fountain pen; ballpoint pen |
| 5 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English mouth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mouth | The opening of a creature through which food is... |
| 2 | Middle English | mouþ | Alternative form of mouth |
| 3 | Old English | mūþ | mouth, opening, door, gate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *munþ | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | munþaz | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |