Where does “plaghe” come from?

plaghe (Italian) comes 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.

plaghe (Italian): plural of plaga

Definitions

  1. plural of plaga

Ancestry of “plaghe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplāgaplague, misfortune
2Latinplagius—
3Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος →