Where does “Kriegsschauplatz” come from?
Kriegsschauplatz (German) comes from German Schauplatz, 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 — flat.
Kriegsschauplatz (German): theater of war
Definitions
- theater of war
Ancestry of “Kriegsschauplatz”, step by step
Kriegsschauplatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schauplatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schauplatz | scene, venue |
| 2 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 3 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 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 |
via German krieg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | krieg | singular imperative of kriegen |
| 2 | Middle High German | kriec | exertion; enmity; opposition |
| 3 | Old High German | krig | stubbornness; defiance |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷreh₂- | heavy |