Where does “plumb” come from?
Plumb comes from Old French plombe, from Latin plumba, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, all denoting the metal lead.
plumb (English): Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line;...
Definitions
- Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line;...
Ancestry of “plumb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | plombe | — |
| 2 | Latin | plumba | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Danish | plombe | lead seal; filling |
| 4 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 5 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 6 | Old French | plom | — |
| 7 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |