Where does “plebeian” come from?

Plebeian comes from Latin plebeius, derived from Latin plebs, which traces back through Proto-Italic plēðwēs to Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁dʰwḗh₂s, ultimately from the root pleh₁-.

plebeian (English): A member of the plebs, the common citizens of...

Definitions

  1. A member of the plebs, the common citizens of...

Ancestry of “plebeian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplébéienplebeian; plebeian, commoner
2French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3Middle French-ien-ian
4Old French-ien-ian
5Latin-iānus
6Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

Words derived from “plebeian

Every word from Latin -ānus