Where does “plummeter” come from?
plummeter (English) comes from English plummet, from Middle English plommet, from Old French plommet, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plummeter (English): One who plummets
Definitions
- One who plummets
Ancestry of “plummeter”, step by step
plummeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plummet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plummet | A piece of lead attached to a line, used in... |
| 2 | Middle English | plommet | ball of lead", "plumb of a bob-line |
| 3 | Old French | plommet | — |
| 4 | Old French | plom | — |
| 5 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |