Where does “plage” come from?
plage (French) comes from Middle French plage, from Italian piaggia, from Medieval Latin plagia, 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.
plage (French): beach; range
Definitions
- beach; range
Ancestry of “plage”, step by step
plage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French plage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | plage | — |
| 2 | Italian | piaggia | stretch of sloping terrain, slope; stretch of... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | plagia | — |
| 4 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 5 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Late Latin plagia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | plagia | slope, slant; beach; second-person singular... |