Where does “plumbaginous” come from?
plumbaginous (English) comes from English plumbagineous, from Translingual Plumbaginaceae, from Translingual Plumbago, from Latin plumbāgō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
plumbaginous (English): Alternative spelling of plumbagineous
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of plumbagineous
Ancestry of “plumbaginous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plumbagineous | Pertaining to the family of gamopetalous herbs,... |
| 2 | Translingual | Plumbaginaceae | family |
| 3 | Translingual | Plumbago | genus |
| 4 | Latin | plumbāgō | graphite |
| 5 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |