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Where does “plume” come from?

plume (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

plume (Old English): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “plume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicplūmāplum
2Latinprūnum—
3Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
4Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

Words derived from “plume”

  • 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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