Where does “piazza” come from?

piazza (Italian) comes from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

piazza (Italian): square, plaza; market; space, post

Definitions

  1. square, plaza; market; space, post

Ancestry of “piazza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplatēabroad way, street
2Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “piazza

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-
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