Where does “playce” come from?

playce (Middle English) comes from Old French plaiz, from Latin platessa, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

playce (Middle English): The European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) or a similar flatfish

Definitions

  1. The European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) or a similar flatfish

Ancestry of “playce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplaizinflection of plait: ## oblique plural ##...
2Latinplatessaflatfish, plaice
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “playce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →