Where does “plombier” come from?
plombier (French) comes from Old French plummier, from Latin plumbārius, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plombier (French): plumber
Definitions
- plumber
Ancestry of “plombier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | plummier | plumber |
| 2 | Latin | plumbārius | Of or pertaining to lead |
| 3 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |