Where does “boereplaas” come from?
boereplaas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch boerenplaats, from Dutch plaats, from Middle Dutch plāetse, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
boereplaas (Afrikaans): farm
Definitions
- farm
Ancestry of “boereplaas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boerenplaats | farm |
| 2 | Dutch | plaats | place, position; A settlement; a town, city,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | plāetse | courtyard, place |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |