Where does “Golfplatz” come from?
Golfplatz (German) comes from German platz, 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.
Golfplatz (German): golf course
Definitions
- golf course
Ancestry of “Golfplatz”, step by step
Golfplatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German platz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 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 |
via German golf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | golf | singular imperative of golfen; first-person... |
| 2 | Italian | golfo | gulf |
| 3 | Latin | colfos | — |
| 4 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |