Where does “familieplaas” come from?
familieplaas (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans plaas, 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.
familieplaas (Afrikaans): family farm
Definitions
- family farm
Ancestry of “familieplaas”, step by step
familieplaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans plaas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | plaas | farm; a piece of land, usually used for farming;... |
| 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 |
via Afrikaans familie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | familie | family |
| 2 | Dutch | familie | relatives; family |
| 3 | Latin | familia | family; household; A quantity of land adequate... |
| 4 | Latin | famulus | serving, servile; a servant, slave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | famelos | servile, domestic |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |