Where does “plungingly” come from?
plungingly (English) comes from English plunging, from English plunge, from Middle English plungen, from Old French plungier, from Old French plongier, from Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος.
plungingly (English): With a motion like a plunge
Definitions
- With a motion like a plunge
Ancestry of “plungingly”, step by step
plungingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plunging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plunging | present participle of plunge; That descends... |
| 2 | English | plunge | To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable... |
| 3 | Middle English | plungen | — |
| 4 | Old French | plungier | Alternative form of plongier |
| 5 | Old French | plongier | to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to... |
| 6 | Latin | plumbicare | — |
| 7 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |