Where does “unplunge” come from?
unplunge (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
unplunge (English): To plunge back out of something; to emerge suddenly
Definitions
- To plunge back out of something; to emerge suddenly
Ancestry of “unplunge”, step by step
unplunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plunge
| 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- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |