Where does “plângăcios” come from?

plângăcios (Romanian) comes from Romanian plânge, from Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

plângăcios (Romanian): whiner

Definitions

  1. whiner

Ancestry of “plângăcios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianplângeto cry, weep; to deplore; to complain
2Latinplangōto strike, beat, flap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin plangō →Every word from Romanian plânge →
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