Etymology of the English word play
the English word
playderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dlegh-Derivations in English
airplay,
endplay,
foreplay,
horseplay,
interplay,
overplay,
playable,
playbill,
playbook,
playboy,
playclothes,
playday,
playdown,
playfellow,
playgirl,
playgoer,
playground,
playgroup,
playland,
playlet,
playlist,
playmaker,
playmate,
playpen,
playreader,
playroom,
playscript,
playstreet,
playsuit,
plaything,
playtime,
playwear,
playwright,
playwriting,
replay,
screenplay,
swordplay,
teleplay,
underplay,
wordplay,
gunplay,
misplay,
photoplay,
playbroker,
playback,
playful,
play-off,
match-play,
played,
playingDerivations in other languages
French
play, Spanish
pleUsage
Word found in Modern English