Where does “placek” come from?
placek (Czech) comes from Slovak placka, from Czech plac, from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
Ancestry of “placek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | placka | flat cake usually made from potatoes |
| 2 | Czech | plac | place; square, town square |
| 3 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 4 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 5 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 6 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |