Etymology of the English word plebeian
the English word
plebeianderived from the Latin word
plebiusderived from the Medieval Latin word
plebs (common people, general citizens, commons)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Derivations in English
pleb,
plebsCognates
Dutch
plebejer, French
plébéien, German
Plebejer, Norwegian
plebeier, Swedish
plebejUsage
Word found in Modern English
