Where does “plaier” come from?

plaier (Old French) comes from Old French plaie, 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.

plaier (Old French): to wound

Definitions

  1. to wound

Ancestry of “plaier”, step by step

plaier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French plaie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplaiewound
2Latinplāgaplague, misfortune
3Latinplagius
4Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Old French er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencher

Words derived from “plaier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος