Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “plazuela” come from?

plazuela (Spanish) comes 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.

plazuela (Spanish): Diminutive of plaza; small square

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of plaza; small square

Ancestry of “plazuela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplazaplaza, town square; fortified town; position
2Latinplatēa—
3Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plazuela”

  • plazoleta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →