Where does “spiombare” come from?
spiombare (Italian) comes from Italian piombare, from Italian piombo, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
spiombare (Italian): to unseal; to put out of plumb
Definitions
- to unseal; to put out of plumb
Ancestry of “spiombare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | piombare | to pounce ; to swoop; to fall precipitously; to... |
| 2 | Italian | piombo | lead; grey; bullet |
| 3 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |