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Where does “plumigerous” come from?

plumigerous (English) comes from Latin plumiger, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

plumigerous (English): Feathered; having feathers

Definitions

  1. Feathered; having feathers

Ancestry of “plumigerous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplumigerfeathered, covered with feathers, feather-bearing
2Latinplūma—
3Proto-Italicplouksmā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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