Where does “emplacement” come from?
Emplacement comes from French emplacement, formed from the French prefix en- and Middle French suffix -ment, ultimately deriving from Latin -mentum and Proto-Indo-European plat-.
emplacement (English): An installation that houses a military weapon; A...
Definitions
- An installation that houses a military weapon; A...
Ancestry of “emplacement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | emplacement | site, location |
| 2 | French | placement | placement |
| 3 | French | placer | to place; to seat |
| 4 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 5 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 6 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 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 |