Where does “plumba” come from?
plumba (Latin) comes from Danish plombe, from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plumba (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...
Definitions
- second-person singular present active imperative...
Ancestry of “plumba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | plombe | lead seal; filling |
| 2 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 3 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 4 | Old French | plom | — |
| 5 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
Words derived from “plumba”