Where does “plaie” come from?
plaie (French) comes from Old French plaie, 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.
plaie (French): open wound; scourge
Ancestry of “plaie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | plaie | wound |
| 2 | Latin | plāga | — |
| 3 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |