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Where does “plomme” come from?

plomme (Middle English) comes from Middle English plumtre, from Old English plumtreow, from Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

plomme (Middle English): plum; plum tree

Definitions

  1. plum; plum tree

Ancestry of “plomme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishplumtre—
2Old Englishplumtreow—
3Old Englishtrēowtree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,...
4Proto-West Germanictreutree; wood
5Proto-Germanictrewątree
6EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
7Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
8Proto-Hellenicdórutree
9Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
10Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “plomme”

  • plum
  • plume
  • plumy
  • plummy
  • plumcake
  • superplume
  • plumeless
  • plumelike
  • plumlike
  • plumelet
  • unplume
  • megaplume
  • plumminess
  • replume
  • plumery
  • plummily
  • semiplume
  • displume
  • emplume
  • plumless
  • plummier
  • pluminess
  • pigeonplum
  • doveplum
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