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Where does “plebeius” come from?

plebeius (Latin) comes from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

plebeius (Latin): plebeian; common, vulgar

Definitions

  1. plebeian; common, vulgar

Ancestry of “plebeius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
2Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “plebeius”

  • plebeian
  • plebeianism
  • plebeianly
  • plebeianize
  • plebeyo
  • plebejus
  • პლებეი
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →