Where does “implaçable” come from?
implaçable (French) comes from French placer, from French 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.
implaçable (French): unplaceable; that cannot be put or placed
Definitions
- unplaceable; that cannot be put or placed
Ancestry of “implaçable”, step by step
implaçable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French placer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | placer | to place; to seat |
| 2 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 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 |