Where does “playa” come from?
playa (Spanish) comes from Latin plagia, from Latin plāga — plague, misfortune.
playa (Spanish): beach; car park; feminine singular of playo
Definitions
- beach; car park; feminine singular of playo
Ancestry of “playa”, step by step
playa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin plagia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plagia | slope, slant; beach; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
via Late Latin plagia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | plagia | slope, slant; beach; second-person singular... |