Where does “piombifero” come from?
piombifero (Italian) comes from Italian piombo, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
piombifero (Italian): plumbiferous, lead-bearing
Definitions
- plumbiferous, lead-bearing
Ancestry of “piombifero”, 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- | — |