Where does “plumbagine” come from?
plumbagine (Latin) comes from Latin plumbago, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plumbagine (Latin): ablative singular of plumbāgō
Definitions
- ablative singular of plumbāgō
Ancestry of “plumbagine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | plumbago | graphite; the color of graphite; leadwort |
| 2 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |