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Where does “flattishness” come from?

flattishness (English) comes from English flattish, from English flat, from Scots flet, from Middle English flet, from Old English flet, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

flattishness (English): Quality of being flattish

Definitions

  1. Quality of being flattish

Ancestry of “flattishness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflattishSomewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the...
2EnglishflatHaving no variations in height; Without...
3Scotsfletinner part of a house
4Middle Englishfletthe floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,...
5Old Englishfletthe floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,...
6Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
7Proto-Germanicflatazflat
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—
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