Where does “plāgen” come from?
plāgen (Middle High German) comes from Late Latin plagare, from Latin plago, from French plage, from Middle French plage, from Italian piaggia, from Medieval Latin plagia, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “plāgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | plagare | hit, wound |
| 2 | Latin | plago | I strike |
| 3 | French | plage | beach; range |
| 4 | Middle French | plage | — |
| 5 | Italian | piaggia | stretch of sloping terrain, slope; stretch of... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | plagia | — |
| 7 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 8 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |