Where does “Plumbago” come from?

Plumbago (Translingual) comes from Latin plumbāgō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Plumbago (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Plumbago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplumbāgōgraphite
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “Plumbago”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →