English
plumule
Plumule comes from Latin plūmula ‘a small feather’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plewk-smeh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plouksmāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplūma‘feather’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEplūmula‘a small feather’diminutive of plūma
- Englishtodayplumule
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plewk-smeh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plouksmāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplūma‘feather’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEplūmula‘a small feather’diminutive of plūma
- Englishtodayplumule
Equivalent to plume + -ule
Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂
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Latin plūma ‘feather, plumage’
Old French plume ‘feather, plumage’
Anglo-Norman plum
Middle English plum ‘feather’
English plume
Linked words
through Latin plūma ‘feather’
Today it means
noun The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ / plumule