Where does “pleb” come from?

pleb (English) comes from English plebeian, from French plébéien, from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

pleb (English): A commoner, a member of the lower class of a...

Definitions

  1. A commoner, a member of the lower class of a...

Ancestry of “pleb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplebeianA member of the plebs, the common citizens of...
2Frenchplébéienplebeian; plebeian, commoner
3French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
4Middle French-ien-ian
5Old French-ien-ian
6Latin-iānus—
7Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

Words derived from “pleb”

Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from French -ien →Every word from Latin -iānus →