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Where does “piaggia” come from?

piaggia (Italian) comes 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.

piaggia (Italian): stretch of sloping terrain, slope; stretch of...

Definitions

  1. stretch of sloping terrain, slope; stretch of...

Ancestry of “piaggia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinplagia—
2Latinplāga—
3Latinplagius—
4Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “piaggia”

  • spiaggia
  • spiaggiare
  • piaggiamento
  • piaggiare
  • piaggeria
  • piaggiatore
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