Where does “piombare” come from?
piombare (Italian) comes from Italian piombo, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
piombare (Italian): to pounce ; to swoop; to fall precipitously; to...
Definitions
- to pounce ; to swoop; to fall precipitously; to...
Ancestry of “piombare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | piombo | lead; grey; bullet |
| 2 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
Words derived from “piombare”