Where does “plombe” come from?
plombe (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-.
plombe (French): ages, a long time; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- ages, a long time; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “plombe”, 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- | — |
Words derived from “plombe”