Where does “plumatus” come from?
plumatus (Latin) comes from Latin plumo, 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.
plumatus (Latin): feathered
Ancestry of “plumatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | plumo | I feather; I cover with feathers; I embroider; I... |
| 2 | Latin | plūma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |