Where does “placen” come from?
placen (Middle English) comes from Middle English place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
placen (Middle English): To place or put
Definitions
- To place or put
Ancestry of “placen”, step by step
placen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English place
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | place | A place, area or spot; a part of the Earth or universe |
| 2 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 3 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Serbo-Croatian platiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | platiti | to pay, pay for |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | platiti | to pay |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |