Where does “plomba” come from?
plomba (French) comes from French plomber, from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plomba (French): third-person singular past historic of plomber
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of plomber
Ancestry of “plomba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | plomber | to fill with lead, to weigh down with lead; to... |
| 2 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 3 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 4 | Old French | plom | — |
| 5 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |