Where does “plume” come from?
plume (French) comes from Italian piuma, from Spanish pluma, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
plume (French): feather; quill; nib, the writing end of a...
Definitions
- feather; quill; nib, the writing end of a...
Ancestry of “plume”, step by step
plume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian piuma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piuma | feather, plume; down; plumage |
| 2 | Spanish | pluma | feather; pen, fountain pen; ballpoint pen |
| 3 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Old French plume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | plume | feather; plume |