Where does “places” come from?
places (Catalan) comes from Catalan plaça, 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.
places (Catalan): plural of plaça
Definitions
- plural of plaça
Ancestry of “places”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | plaça | plaza, square; seat, spot; a location where... |
| 2 | French | plaque | sheet, plate; slab; plaque |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | placken | to patch, beat metal into a thin plate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 5 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |