Where does “plagn” come from?
plagn (Romansch) comes from Middle High German plāgen, from Late Latin plagare, from Latin plago, from French plage, from Middle French plage, from Italian piaggia, from Medieval Latin plagia, from Latin plāga — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
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Ancestry of “plagn”, step by step
plagn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German plāgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | plāgen | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | plagare | hit, wound |
| 3 | Latin | plago | I strike |
| 4 | French | plage | beach; range |
| 5 | Middle French | plage | — |
| 6 | Italian | piaggia | stretch of sloping terrain, slope; stretch of... |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | plagia | — |
| 8 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 9 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |