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Where does “praya” come from?

praya (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin plagia, 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 “praya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinplagiaslope, slant; beach; second-person singular...
2Latinplāga—
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

Words derived from “praya”

  • praiano
  • praieiro
  • praia fluvial
  • praia
  • praya
  • praia
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