Where does “plagia” come from?

plagia (Late Latin) 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.

plagia (Late Latin): slope, slant; beach; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. slope, slant; beach; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “plagia”, 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

Words derived from “plagia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος
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