Where does “plumbian” come from?
plumbian (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.
plumbian (English): Describing minerals containing tetravalent lead
Definitions
- Describing minerals containing tetravalent lead
Ancestry of “plumbian”, step by step
plumbian 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 ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |