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Where does “плац” come from?

плац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German platz, 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.

плац (Serbo-Croatian): square; market; plot, piece

Definitions

  1. square; market; plot, piece

Ancestry of “плац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplatzsingular imperative of platzen
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
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