Where does “plunging” come from?
Plunging comes from Middle English plungen, from Old French plungier and plongier, from Latin plumbicare, ultimately derived from Latin plumbum meaning lead and Ancient Greek μόλυβδος meaning lead.
plunging (English): present participle of plunge; That descends...
Definitions
- present participle of plunge; That descends...
Ancestry of “plunging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plunge | To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable... |
| 2 | Middle English | plungen | — |
| 3 | Old French | plungier | Alternative form of plongier |
| 4 | Old French | plongier | to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to... |
| 5 | Latin | plumbicare | — |
| 6 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |