Where does “piumino” come from?
piumino (Italian) comes from Italian piuma, from Spanish pluma, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
piumino (Italian): down; eiderdown; duvet
Definitions
- down; eiderdown; duvet
Ancestry of “piumino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piuma | feather, plume; down; plumage |
| 2 | Spanish | pluma | feather; pen, fountain pen; ballpoint pen |
| 3 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |