Question 1

What is the etymology of thr French word "plomber"?

Accepted Answer

From the denominative of lead, see Latin plumbare.

Question 2

What does the French word "plomber" mean?

Accepted Answer

To put, attach, or apply lead to something, somewhere.
To varnish with lead, when speaking of earthenware.
To fill the cavity of a decayed tooth with lead, an amalgam or another metallic substance.
To fire a gunshot at someone or something.
To apply a small lead seal on bales, crates, etc., to mark that they have paid the dues, or to prevent them from being opened.
To press, beat, or tamp down earth to make it more compact and less prone to subsiding.
To inflict a disease, particularly a sexually transmitted one.
To weigh down.
To close up, as if sealed with lead.
To be vertical; to overhang.

plomber

Conjugation of the verb "plomber"