Where does “underplace” come from?
underplace (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
underplace (English): To place too low in a ranking
Definitions
- To place too low in a ranking
Ancestry of “underplace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | place | An area; somewhere within an area; A location or... |
| 2 | Middle English | place | — |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |