Where does “platēa” come from?

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

platēa (Latin): broad way, street

Definitions

  1. broad way, street

Ancestry of “platēa”, step by step

platēa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πλατεῖα

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

via Ancient Greek πλᾰτεῖᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλᾰτεῖᾰstreet (usually of a main street)

Words derived from “platēa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς
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