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Where does “placa” come from?

placa (Catalan) comes from French plaque, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.

placa (Catalan): plaza, square; seat, spot; a location where...

Definitions

  1. plaza, square; seat, spot; a location where...

Ancestry of “placa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaquesheet, plate; slab; plaque
2Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
3Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
4Old Dutchplaggapatch
5Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch

Words derived from “placa”

  • reemplaçar
  • reemplaçable
  • emplaçar
  • irreemplaçable
  • places
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →