Where does “nonplaced” come from?
nonplaced (English) comes from English placed, 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.
nonplaced (English): Not assigned a place
Ancestry of “nonplaced”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | placed | simple past tense and past participle of place |
| 2 | English | place | An area; somewhere within an area; A location or... |
| 3 | Middle English | place | — |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |