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

Definitions

open wound; scourge

Ancestry of “plaie”, step by step

plaie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French plaie

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	plaie	wound
2	Latin	plāga	plague, misfortune
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

via Late Latin plagia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	plagia	slope, slant; beach; second-person singular...

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