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Is "plume" a french or english word?



 
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Is "plume" a french or english word? #1 (permalink) Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:28 am   Is "plume" a french or english word?
 

Is "plume" a french or english word?
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Is "plume" a french or english word? #2 (permalink) Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:35 am   Is "plume" a french or english word?
 

'Plume' comes from the Latin 'Pluma'.
Originally a French word, it found its way into the English language around the 14th Century AD.
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