Plumbate
/ˈplʌm.beɪt/noun
A salt or ester containing the plumbate ion, or a compound in which lead is present in an oxyanion form.
Did you know?Plumbate comes from Latin *plumbum* (“lead”), the same root behind *plumber* and *plumbing*—because Romans used lead so widely that the metal’s name seeped into everyday language.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pl̥h₂-
“to be flat, to spread out”
Latin
Latin
plumbum
“lead”
Late Latin
Latin
plumbātus
“made of lead; leaden”
19th Century
English
plumbate
“a lead-containing salt or compound”
Modern English
English
plumbate
“a compound containing lead in an oxyanion form”