Where does “Telearbeitsplatz” come from?
Telearbeitsplatz (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.
Telearbeitsplatz (German): home office place at home for telecommuting
Definitions
- home office place at home for telecommuting
Ancestry of “Telearbeitsplatz”, step by step
Telearbeitsplatz 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 Telearbeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Telearbeit | telecommuting, telework |
| 2 | German | arbeit | toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation |
| 3 | Middle High German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |