Where does “plummet” come from?
Plummet comes from Middle English plommet, from Old French plommet, diminutive of Old French plum, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος.
plummet (English): A piece of lead attached to a line, used in...
Definitions
- A piece of lead attached to a line, used in...
Ancestry of “plummet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | plommet | ball of lead", "plumb of a bob-line |
| 2 | Old French | plommet | — |
| 3 | Old French | plom | — |
| 4 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
Words derived from “plummet”