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