Etymology

plumose

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Today it means: Having feathers or plumes. Full definition →

Latin plūmōsu ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Proto-Italic *plouksmā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*plewk-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*plewk-smeh₂
  4. Proto-Italic*plouksmā
  5. Latinplūma
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  8. Latinplūmōsu
  9. English todayplumose

Learned borrowing from Latin plūmōsus (“feathered”, from plūma (“feather”) + -ōsus (“-ful, -ose”)). By surface analysis, plume + -ose. Compare French plumeux. Piecewise doublet of plumous.

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