Where does “placelessness” come from?
placelessness (English) comes from English placeless, 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.
placelessness (English): The state or quality of being placeless
Definitions
- The state or quality of being placeless
Ancestry of “placelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | placeless | Lacking a proper place; Lacking places for... |
| 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 |