Where does “plăieșie” come from?
plăieșie (Romanian) comes from Romanian plăieș, from Romanian plai, from Vulgar Latin plagium, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
plăieșie (Romanian): border guards, mountain folks
Definitions
- border guards, mountain folks
Ancestry of “plăieșie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | plăieș | border guard |
| 2 | Romanian | plai | plateau; flat raised area or expanse of terrain;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | plagium | manstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |