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Where does “plumbeus” come from?

plumbeus (Latin) comes from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

plumbeus (Latin): Of or pertaining to lead; Made of lead, leaden,...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to lead; Made of lead, leaden,...

Ancestry of “plumbeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplumbumlead; ball of lead; pipe of lead
2Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—

Words derived from “plumbeus”

  • plumbeous
  • plumbean
  • plumbea
  • plumbeum
  • plúmbeo
  • plumbeo
  • plúmbeo
  • chiummo
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