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Where does “plage” come from?

plage (Old French) 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.

Ancestry of “plage”, 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

Words derived from “plage”

  • plague
  • plaguy
  • plaguily
  • plaguesome
  • antiplague
  • superplague
  • plaguelike
  • nonplague
  • plaguer
  • plaguish
  • plague-ridden
  • plagueful
  • plagueless
  • bioplague
  • plage
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