Where does “plaguy” come from?

plaguy (English) comes from English plague, from Middle English plage, from Old French plage, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

plaguy (English): Causing annoyance or bother; irritating

Definitions

  1. Causing annoyance or bother; irritating

Ancestry of “plaguy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplagueThe bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused...
2Middle Englishplageplague
3Old Frenchplage
4Latinplāgaplague, misfortune
5Latinplagius
6Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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