Where does “wanples” come from?
wanples (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.
wanples (Tok Pisin): person from the same village or town
Definitions
- person from the same village or town
Ancestry of “wanples”, step by step
wanples 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 wan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | wan | The number one; One. Used with units of... |
| 2 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |