Where does “diplumbic” come from?
diplumbic (English) comes from English plumbic, from French plombique, from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
diplumbic (English): ing two lead (Pb) atoms
Definitions
- ing two lead (Pb) atoms
Ancestry of “diplumbic”, step by step
diplumbic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plumbic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plumbic | Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing lead;... |
| 2 | French | plombique | plumbic |
| 3 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 4 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 5 | Old French | plom | — |
| 6 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
via English Di
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Di | — |