Where does “plongier” come from?
plongier (Old French) comes from Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plongier (Old French): to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to...
Definitions
- to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to...
Ancestry of “plongier”, step by step
plongier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin plumbicare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plumbicare | — |
| 2 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
via Latin plumbicō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plumbicō | — |