Where does “plai” come from?

plai (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin plagium, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

plai (Romanian): plateau; flat raised area or expanse of terrain;...

Definitions

  1. plateau; flat raised area or expanse of terrain;...

Ancestry of “plai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinplagiummanstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...
2Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “plai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος →