Where does “plaiz” come from?

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

plaiz (Old French): inflection of plait: ## oblique plural ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of plait: ## oblique plural ##...

Ancestry of “plaiz”, step by step

plaiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin platessa

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

via Late Latin platessa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinplatessaflatfish, plaice

Words derived from “plaiz”

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