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Where does “pladisse” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pladisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplatessaflatfish, plaice
2Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “pladisse”

  • pliaie
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