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Where does “plumacium” come from?

plumacium (Latin) comes 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.

plumacium (Latin): A feather pillow; a down pillow

Definitions

  1. A feather pillow; a down pillow

Ancestry of “plumacium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplūma—
2Proto-Italicplouksmā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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