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Where does “plagiger” come from?

plagiger (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.

plagiger (Latin): stripe-bearing, born to be flogged

Definitions

  1. stripe-bearing, born to be flogged

Ancestry of “plagiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplāga—
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
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