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∙ 13y agoThe Latin word for lead is plumbum, which is where the Periodic Table symbol Pb comes from, the words plumbing and plumber come from (because originally lead pipe was used), the words plumbob (a lead weight on a string to find vertical) and plumb (for straight - because it was lined up using a plumbob) come from, also the phrase "plumb the depths" as a lead weight on a rope was used by ships to measure channel depths and avoid dangerous shallow water.
The English word lead itself come from Old Dutch and Old German.
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∙ 14y agoIt apparently ultimately comes from a root word meaning "to flow" which may be related to its low (for a metal) melting point.
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∙ 13y agoPlumbum
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