Where does “plumeria” come from?
plumeria (English) comes from Translingual Plumeria, from French plumier, from French plume, from Italian piuma, from Spanish pluma, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂ — to fly, flow, run.
plumeria (English): frangipani
Definitions
- frangipani
Ancestry of “plumeria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Plumeria | genus |
| 2 | French | plumier | pencil box |
| 3 | French | plume | feather; quill; nib, the writing end of a... |
| 4 | Italian | piuma | feather, plume; down; plumage |
| 5 | Spanish | pluma | feather; pen, fountain pen; ballpoint pen |
| 6 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |