Where does “plomba” come from?
plomba (Romanian) comes from German Plombe, from French plombe, from French plomber, from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος.
plomba (Romanian): to fill a cavity
Definitions
- to fill a cavity
Ancestry of “plomba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plombe | seal, lead seal; filling |
| 2 | French | plombe | ages, a long time; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | plomber | to fill with lead, to weigh down with lead; to... |
| 4 | French | plomb | lead; fuse; sinker |
| 5 | Middle French | plom | lead |
| 6 | Old French | plom | — |
| 7 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |