Where does “אײַנפּלאַצירן” come from?
אײַנפּלאַצירן (Yiddish) comes from French placer, from French place, 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.
אײַנפּלאַצירן (Yiddish): to place, to position
Definitions
- to place, to position
Ancestry of “אײַנפּלאַצירן”, step by step
אײַנפּלאַצירן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French placer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | placer | to place; to seat |
| 2 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |