Etymology of the English word plaint
the English word
plaintderived from the Old French word
plaintederived from the Latin word
planctus (wailing, lamentation, lament)
derived from the Latin word
plangere (strike, beat; bewail)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plak-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plāk-derived from the French word
plaindrederived from the Latin word
plangere (strike, beat; bewail)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plak-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plāk-Usage
Word found in Modern English
