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Where does “plasa” come from?

plasa (Spanish) comes 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.

plasa (Spanish): place

Definitions

  1. place

Ancestry of “plasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaceplace, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;...
2Old Frenchplaceplace; location
3Latinplatēa—
4Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →