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Where does “misplacer” come from?

misplacer (English) comes from English misplace, 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 — flat.

misplacer (English): One who misplaces something

Definitions

  1. One who misplaces something

Ancestry of “misplacer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmisplaceTo put something somewhere and then forget its...
2EnglishplaceAn area; somewhere within an area; A location or...
3Middle Englishplace—
4Old Frenchplaceplace; location
5Latinplatēa—
6Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
7Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →