Where does “tokples” come from?
tokples (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin ples, from English place, from Middle English place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
tokples (Tok Pisin): A local language or lect
Definitions
- A local language or lect
Ancestry of “tokples”, step by step
tokples traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Tok Pisin tok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tok | message; news; speech; announcement; rumour; word |
| 2 | English | talk | To communicate, usually by means of speech; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | talken | — |
| 4 | Old English | tealcian | to talk, chat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talkōną | to talk, chatter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |