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Etymology of the French word plaintif

the Old French word plaintif
derived from the Old French word plaint
derived from the Old French word plainte
derived 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 plaindre
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-

Derivations in French

plaintivement

Derivations in other languages

Anglo-Norman pleintif

Usage

Word found in Old French



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