Where does “grassplat” come from?
grassplat (English) comes from English grass, from Middle English gras, from Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
grassplat (English): A plot of land on which grass grows
Definitions
- A plot of land on which grass grows
Ancestry of “grassplat”, step by step
grassplat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grass | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by... |
| 2 | Middle English | gras | A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;... |
| 3 | Old English | græs | grass |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via English plat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plat | A plot of land; a lot; A map showing the... |
| 2 | English | platform | A raised stage from which speeches are made and... |
| 3 | Middle French | plateforme | a flat form |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |