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Where does “plumer” come from?

plumer (French) comes from French plume, 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- — to fly, flow, run.

plumer (French): to pluck the feathers off; To swindle or cheat...

Definitions

  1. to pluck the feathers off; To swindle or cheat...

Ancestry of “plumer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplumefeather; quill; nib, the writing end of a...
2Italianpiumafeather, plume; down; plumage
3Spanishplumafeather; pen, fountain pen; ballpoint pen
4Latinplūma—
5Proto-Italicplouksmā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “plumer”

  • plumer
  • plumeux
  • stylo-plume
  • prendre sa plume
  • plume
  • plumeau
  • plumier
  • plumingo
  • fontoplumo
  • plumo
  • plumaro
  • plumo
  • plumostroko
  • desplumizar
  • plumizar
  • plumolito
  • fontenoplumo
  • plumiero
  • plumatra
  • plumaro
  • plëmmen
  • plim
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