plebs
Pronunciation: [ˈpɫeːps]
“plebs” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- plebeians, plebs, common people
- populace, population, stock
- laity, congregation, parish
In Latin
- Ea pars populi Romani, quae a patribus, seu patriciis distinguitur.
Etymology
From Old Latin plēbēs and ultimately from the root *pleh₁- (“fill”), though the exact development of the term is unclear. * According to Schrijver, the term derives from the same pre-form as Ancient Greek πληθύς (plēthús), which Schrijver derives from a hysterodynamic form *pléh₁dʰuh₁(s) (acc sg, *pl̥h₁dʰwéh₁m̥; gen sg, *pl̥h₁dʰuh₁ós). Schrijver suggests that Proto-Italic outcome of this sequence…
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