Where does “playa” come from?

playa (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish playa, from Latin plagia, from Latin plāga — plague, misfortune.

playa (Papiamentu): beach; "the town"

Definitions

  1. beach; "the town"

Ancestry of “playa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplayabeach; car park; feminine singular of playo
2Latinplagiaslope, slant; beach; second-person singular...
3Latinplāgaplague, misfortune

Words derived from “playa”

Every word from Latin plāga →Every word from Latin plagia →Every word from Spanish playa →