Where does “plaasjapie” come from?
plaasjapie (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.
plaasjapie (Afrikaans): country cousin, yokel, hayseed
Definitions
- country cousin, yokel, hayseed
Ancestry of “plaasjapie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “plaasjapie”