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Where does “plassere” come from?

plassere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French placer, from French 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.

plassere (Norwegian Bokmål): to place, set

Definitions

  1. to place, set

Ancestry of “plassere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplacerto place; to seat
2Frenchplaceplace, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;...
3Old Frenchplaceplace; location
4Latinplatēa—
5Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plassere”

  • plassering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →