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Where does “πλασιέ” come from?

πλασιέ (Greek) comes from French placier, 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 — flat.

πλασιέ (Greek): salesman, representative, rep

Definitions

  1. salesman, representative, rep

Ancestry of “πλασιέ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaciercanvasser; rep
2Frenchplacerto place; to seat
3Frenchplaceplace, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;...
4Old Frenchplaceplace; location
5Latinplatēa—
6Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
7Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
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