Where does “homeplace” come from?
homeplace (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.
homeplace (English): The part of a piece of land on which a home is...
Definitions
- The part of a piece of land on which a home is...
Ancestry of “homeplace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | place | An area; somewhere within an area; A location or... |
| 2 | Middle English | place | — |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 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 |