Latin

plango

‘to strike, beat, flap’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin plango.

6 English words in this record descend from Latin plango, most familiar first.

• complain ← complaynen ← complaindre ← complangere ← plangere
• plague ← plage ← plage ← plāga
• peel ← pele ← pele ← pāla
• plaintive ← pleintif ← pleintif ← plaindre
• plaint ← plainte ← plainte ← plancta ← planctus
• plangent ← plangēns

Etymograph / Latin plango