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Where does “plangere” come from?

plangere (Latin) comes from Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

plangere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “plangere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplangō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “plangere”

  • plaintiff
  • complain
  • plague
  • complaining
  • plaintive
  • plagiarism
  • complainant
  • plaintively
  • uncomplaining
  • playa
  • uncomplainingly
  • plagiarist
  • complainer
  • plaguy
  • plagiarize
  • complainingly
  • plage
  • plagal
  • plaintiveness
  • plagiary
  • plaga
  • complaineth
  • plagiaristic
  • complainest
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