Etymology

plumbum

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Today it means: Synonym of lead, chiefly in scientific contexts. Full definition →

Latin plumbum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromplumbum
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromplumbum
  3. English todayplumbum

Learned borrowing from Latin plumbum.

Words from the same roots

Latinplumbum all →

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