Where does “plumbar” come from?
plumbar (Romanian) comes from Romanian plumb, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plumbar (Romanian): lead-worker; one who makes lead objects; one who...
Definitions
- lead-worker; one who makes lead objects; one who...
Ancestry of “plumbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | plumb | lead; bullet, projectile; pencil |
| 2 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |