Where does “asples” come from?
asples (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin as, from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz, from Latin artes, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis — to fit, to fix, to put together.
asples (Tok Pisin): hometown, birthplace
Definitions
- hometown, birthplace
Ancestry of “asples”, step by step
asples traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin as
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | as | buttocks, backside; bottom, base; reason,... |
| 2 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 4 | Old French | arz | — |
| 5 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 6 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Tok Pisin ples
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | ples | place; village; town; region |
| 2 | English | place | An area; somewhere within an area; A location or... |
| 3 | Middle English | place | A place, area or spot; a part of the Earth or universe |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |