Where does “busshållplats” come from?
busshållplats (Swedish) comes from Swedish hållplats, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.
busshållplats (Swedish): a bus stop
Definitions
- a bus stop
Ancestry of “busshållplats”, step by step
busshållplats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hållplats
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hållplats | a stop (bus stop, tram stop, small/simple train stop), a (coach) station |
| 2 | Swedish | håll | a stop, a station; a direction; a range, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 7 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Swedish buss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | buss | like an old friend; command to a dog to attack:... |