Where does “radioplomb” come from?
radioplomb (French) comes from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
radioplomb (French): radiolead
Ancestry of “radioplomb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 2 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 3 | Old French | plom | — |
| 4 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |