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Where does “plas” come from?

plas (Welsh) comes from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plas (Welsh): mansion; palace; hall

Definitions

  1. mansion; palace; hall

Ancestry of “plas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplaceplace; location
2Latinplatēa—
3Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
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