Where does “plounce” come from?
plounce (English) comes from English plunge, from Middle English plungen, from Old French plungier, from Old French plongier, from Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plounce (English): to plunge
Ancestry of “plounce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plunge | To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable... |
| 2 | Middle English | plungen | — |
| 3 | Old French | plungier | Alternative form of plongier |
| 4 | Old French | plongier | to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to... |
| 5 | Latin | plumbicare | — |
| 6 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |