Where does “emplace” come from?
emplace (English) comes from English place, from Middle English place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
emplace (English): To assign a position to something, or to locate...
Definitions
- To assign a position to something, or to locate...
Ancestry of “emplace”, step by step
emplace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English place
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | place | An area; somewhere within an area; A location or... |
| 2 | Middle English | place | A place, area or spot; a part of the Earth or universe |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via English em
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | em | The name of the Latin-script letter M; A unit of... |
| 2 | English | them | Those ones; Him, her, or it; that one; Those |
| 3 | Middle English | þem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | þeim | them, those |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þaimaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sa | that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |