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Where does “pleh₂g-” come from?

pleh₂g- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “pleh₂g-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pleh₂g-”

  • plague
  • plagiarism
  • playa
  • plagiarist
  • plaguy
  • plagiarize
  • plage
  • plagal
  • plagiary
  • plaga
  • plagiaristic
  • plaguily
  • plaguesome
  • plagiarizer
  • antiplagiarism
  • antiplague
  • superplague
  • plagium
  • plaguelike
  • nonplague
  • plaguer
  • plaguish
  • cyberplagiarism
  • plague-ridden
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