Where does “triplot” come from?
triplot (English) comes from English plot, from Middle English plot, from Old English plot, from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- — to strike, beat.
triplot (English): A triangular chart showing the relationships...
Definitions
- A triangular chart showing the relationships...
Ancestry of “triplot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plot | The course of a story, comprising a series of... |
| 2 | Middle English | plot | plot of land |
| 3 | Old English | plot | a plot of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | plataz | slap, strike, blow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | b(e)lad- | to strike, beat |