Where does “jumboplass” come from?
jumboplass (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål plass, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
jumboplass (Norwegian Bokmål): bottom (of the table), last place
Definitions
- bottom (of the table), last place
Ancestry of “jumboplass”, step by step
jumboplass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål plass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | plass | room, space; a place |
| 2 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |