Where does “plyg” come from?

plyg (English) comes from English polygamist, from English polygamy, from Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία, from Ancient Greek πολύγαμος, from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος.

plyg (English): Alternative spelling of plig

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of plig

Ancestry of “plyg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolygamistOne who practices polygamy, or maintains that it...
2EnglishpolygamyThe condition of having more than one spouse or...
3Late Latinpolygamia
4Ancient Greekπολυγαμίαpolygamy
5Ancient Greekπολύγαμοςmarried to many
6Ancient Greekπολῠ-many; much, a lot
7Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
8Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
9Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
10Proto-Hellenic*péryō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryōEvery word from Ancient Greek πείρωEvery word from Ancient Greek πόρος