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Where does “πλατύς” come from?

πλατύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

πλατύς (Ancient Greek): wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered

Definitions

  1. wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered

Ancestry of “πλατύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “πλατύς”

  • place
  • placed
  • places
  • plate
  • replace
  • Plato
  • replacement
  • placement
  • workplace
  • marketplace
  • fireplace
  • plateau
  • platinum
  • Platonic
  • platelet
  • birthplace
  • plaza
  • piazza
  • platter
  • someplace
  • plating
  • Platonism
  • irreplaceable
  • placeholder
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