Where does “pluminess” come from?
pluminess (English) comes from English plumy, from English Plume, 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.
pluminess (English): Quality of being plumy
Definitions
- Quality of being plumy
Ancestry of “pluminess”, step by step
pluminess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plumy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plumy | Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with... |
| 2 | English | Plume | A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |