Where does “plumulaceous” come from?
plumulaceous (English) comes from English plumule, from Latin plumula, from Latin pluma, 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.
plumulaceous (English): Downy; bearing down
Ancestry of “plumulaceous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plumule | The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the... |
| 2 | Latin | plumula | a small feather; a down feather |
| 3 | Latin | pluma | feather, plume; metal scale of armor; beard-down |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |