Where does “plummetless” come from?
plummetless (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-.
plummetless (English): Unfathomably deep; unplumbable
Definitions
- Unfathomably deep; unplumbable
Ancestry of “plummetless”, step by step
plummetless 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- | — |