Where does “plaz” come from?

plaz (Middle High German) comes 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.

plaz (Middle High German): a smack

Definitions

  1. a smack

Ancestry of “plaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplaceplace; location
2Latinplatēabroad way, street
3Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →
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