Where does “plains” come from?

plains (French) comes from French plaindre, from Middle French plaindre, from Old French plaindre, from Latin plangere, from Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

plains (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “plains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaindreto pity; to complain
2Middle Frenchplaindre—
3Old Frenchplaindreto cry; to weep
4Latinplangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latinplangōto strike, beat, flap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin plangō →Every word from Latin plangere →