Where does “plunge” come from?
Plunge comes from Middle English plungen, from Old French plungier and plongier, from Latin plumbicare, derived from Latin plumbum and Ancient Greek μόλυβδος.
plunge (English): To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable...
Definitions
- To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable...
Ancestry of “plunge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | plungen | — |
| 2 | Old French | plungier | Alternative form of plongier |
| 3 | Old French | plongier | to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to... |
| 4 | Latin | plumbicare | — |
| 5 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |