Where does “plomba” come from?
plomba (Serbo-Croatian) 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 (Serbo-Croatian): filling; leaden seal
Definitions
- filling; leaden seal
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- | — |