Where does “plombir” come from?

plombir (Indonesian) comes from Dutch plomberen, 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-.

plombir (Indonesian): dental fill

Definitions

  1. dental fill

Ancestry of “plombir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplomberen
2Frenchplomberto fill with lead, to weigh down with lead; to...
3Frenchplomblead; fuse; sinker
4Middle Frenchplomlead
5Old Frenchplom
6Latinplumbumlead; ball of lead; pipe of lead
7Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-Every word from Ancient Greek μόλυβδοςEvery word from Latin plumbum