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Where does “plomb” come from?

plomb (Polish) comes from Polish plomba, from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

plomb (Polish): genitive plural of plomba

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of plomba

Ancestry of “plomb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishplombafilling; seal
2Frenchplomblead; fuse; sinker
3Middle Frenchplomlead
4Old Frenchplom—
5Latinplumbumlead; ball of lead; pipe of lead
6Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →