Where does “plás” come from?
plás (Irish) comes from Anglo-Norman place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
plás (Irish): a place; a plaza; plaice
Ancestry of “plás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | place | open space; place; location |
| 2 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “plás”