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Where does “plaga” come from?

plaga (Latin) comes from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “plaga”, step by step

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