Where does “plumagery” come from?
plumagery (English) comes from English plumage, from Old French plumage, from Old French plume, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
plumagery (English): The art of dressing and preparing ornamental feathers
Definitions
- The art of dressing and preparing ornamental feathers
Ancestry of “plumagery”, step by step
plumagery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plumage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plumage | Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s... |
| 2 | Old French | plumage | — |
| 3 | Old French | plume | feather; plume |
| 4 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |