Where does “desplazamiento” come from?
desplazamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish desplazar, from Spanish plaza, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
desplazamiento (Spanish): displacement; offset, shift; motion
Definitions
- displacement; offset, shift; motion
Ancestry of “desplazamiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | desplazar | to displace; to move |
| 2 | Spanish | plaza | plaza, town square; fortified town; position |
| 3 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |