Where does “Wanderparkplatz” come from?
Wanderparkplatz (German) comes from German Parkplatz, 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.
Wanderparkplatz (German): carpark at a trailhead
Definitions
- carpark at a trailhead
Ancestry of “Wanderparkplatz”, step by step
Wanderparkplatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Parkplatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Parkplatz | parking lot, car park; parking space |
| 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 |