Where does “blonġun sekond” come from?
blonġun sekond (Maltese) comes from Maltese blonġun, from French plongeon, from French plonger, from Old French plongier, from Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
blonġun sekond (Maltese): black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Definitions
- black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Ancestry of “blonġun sekond”, step by step
blonġun sekond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese blonġun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | blonġun | great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| 2 | French | plongeon | dive; diving; loon |
| 3 | French | plonger | to dive; to plunge |
| 4 | Old French | plongier | to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to... |
| 5 | Latin | plumbicare | — |
| 6 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
via Maltese sekond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | sekond | second |
| 2 | Italian | secondo | second; the second; second mate, executive... |
| 3 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 4 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |