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Where does “outplacer” come from?

outplacer (English) comes from English outplace, 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.

outplacer (English): A company that outplaces an employee

Definitions

  1. A company that outplaces an employee

Ancestry of “outplacer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutplaceTo terminate a person's employment, but help the...
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- →