Where does “place” come from?
place (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
place (Anglo-Norman): open space; place; location
Definitions
- open space; place; location
Ancestry of “place”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “place”