Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*leyt-
1 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *leyt-, most common first.
- leadA heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82.