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