Where does “plombaj” come from?
plombaj (Romanian) comes from French plombage, from French plomber, from French plomb, from Middle French plom, from Old French plom, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plombaj (Romanian): filling
Definitions
- filling
Ancestry of “plombaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plombage | weighting (with lead); filling, stopping |
| 2 | French | plomber | to fill with lead, to weigh down with lead; to... |
| 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- | — |