Where does “plebs” come from?
Plebs comes from Latin plebs, from Latin plebes, from Proto-Italic plēðwēs, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁dʰwḗh₂s, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root pleh₁-.
plebs (English): plural of pleb "in its various senses"; API pl;...
Definitions
- plural of pleb "in its various senses"; API pl;...
Ancestry of “plebs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plēbs | plebeians, plebs, common people |