Where does “plaj” come from?
plaj (Antillean Creole) comes from French plage, from Middle French plage, from Italian piaggia, from Medieval Latin plagia, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
plaj (Antillean Creole): beach (sandy place by the sea)
Definitions
- beach (sandy place by the sea)
Ancestry of “plaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plage | beach; range |
| 2 | Middle French | plage | — |
| 3 | Italian | piaggia | stretch of sloping terrain, slope; stretch of... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | plagia | — |
| 5 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 6 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |