Where does “Plombe” come from?
Plombe (German) comes from French plombe, 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 (German): seal, lead seal; filling
Definitions
- seal, lead seal; filling
Ancestry of “Plombe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plombe | ages, a long time; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | French | plomber | to fill with lead, to weigh down with lead; to... |
| 3 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 4 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 5 | Old French | plom | — |
| 6 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |