Where does “plumiger” come from?

plumiger (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.

plumiger (Latin): feathered, covered with feathers, feather-bearing

Definitions

  1. feathered, covered with feathers, feather-bearing

Ancestry of “plumiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplūmafeather, plume
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

Words derived from “plumiger

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-
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