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
Definitions
- Not assigned a place
Ancestry of “nonplaced”, step by step
nonplaced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English placed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A place, area or spot; a part of the Earth or universe |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 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 |