Where does “desplaçar” come from?
desplaçar (Catalan) comes from Catalan plaçar, from French placer, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
desplaçar (Catalan): to move, move away
Ancestry of “desplaçar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | plaçar | — |
| 2 | French | placer | to place; to seat |
| 3 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 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 “desplaçar”