Where does “plymwr” come from?

plymwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh plymio, from Welsh plwm, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

plymwr (Welsh): plumber

Definitions

  1. plumber

Ancestry of “plymwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshplymioplumbing
2Welshplwmlead; lead, leaden
3Latinplumbumlead; ball of lead; pipe of lead
4Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →Every word from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος →Every word from Latin plumbum →