Where does “plassering” come from?
plassering (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk plassere, 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 — flat.
plassering (Norwegian Nynorsk): position; placement
Ancestry of “plassering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | plassere | to place, set, position |
| 2 | French | placer | to place; to seat |
| 3 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |