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Where does “plaece” come from?

plaece (Walloon) comes from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plaece (Walloon): place; central square ; place; room

Definitions

  1. place; central square ; place; room

Ancestry of “plaece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplatēa—
2Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
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