Where does “πλάγιος” come from?

πλάγιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

πλάγιος (Ancient Greek): placed sideways, slanting, aslant

Definitions

  1. placed sideways, slanting, aslant

Ancestry of “πλάγιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “πλάγιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →