Where does “plumbable” come from?
plumbable (English) comes from English plumb, from Old French plombe, from Latin plumba, from Danish plombe, from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum.
plumbable (English): Capable of being plumbed
Definitions
- Capable of being plumbed
Ancestry of “plumbable”, step by step
plumbable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plumb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plumb | Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line;... |
| 2 | Old French | plombe | — |
| 3 | Latin | plumba | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Danish | plombe | lead seal; filling |
| 5 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 6 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 7 | Old French | plom | — |
| 8 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |