Where does “filoplume” come from?
filoplume (English) comes from Latin pluma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
filoplume (English): A hair-like feather; a feather with a slender...
Definitions
- A hair-like feather; a feather with a slender...
Ancestry of “filoplume”, step by step
filoplume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pluma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pluma | feather, plume; metal scale of armor; beard-down |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Latin filum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | filum | thread, string, filament, fiber; texture, style,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |