Where does “ploia” come from?
ploia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.
Ancestry of “ploia”, step by step
ploia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pluvia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pluvia | rain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | pluvius | rainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a... |
| 3 | Latin | pluit | It rains; it is raining |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plowō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléweti | — |
via Classical Latin pluvia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Latin | pluvia | rain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of... |