Where does “prioriterad sittplats” come from?
prioriterad sittplats (Swedish) comes from Swedish sittplats, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
prioriterad sittplats (Swedish): priority seat, a seat on public transport reserved for use by people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women and others in need
Definitions
- priority seat, a seat on public transport reserved for use by people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women and others in need
Ancestry of “prioriterad sittplats”, step by step
prioriterad sittplats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sittplats
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sittplats | seat place in which to sit |
| 2 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 6 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Swedish prioriterad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | prioriterad | prioritized |