Where does “plombe” come from?
plombe (Old French) comes from Latin plumba, from Danish plombe, from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
Ancestry of “plombe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | plumba | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Danish | plombe | lead seal; filling |
| 3 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 4 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 5 | Old French | plom | — |
| 6 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
Words derived from “plombe”