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Where does “plumosity” come from?

plumosity (English) comes from English plumose, from Latin plūmōsus, 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.

plumosity (English): The quality or state of being plumose

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being plumose

Ancestry of “plumosity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplumoseHaving feathers or plumes; Having hairs, or other...
2Latinplūmōsus—
3Latinplūma—
4Proto-Italicplouksmā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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