Wordiyoplace
Old FrenchVariants
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About This Root
From Latin platea (broad street, open space) via Old French place. Produces place, placement, replace, displace, and common compounds: workplace, birthplace, fireplace, commonplace. The root is about positioning in space — where something is set or belongs.
Associated Words
birthplace
The place where someone was born or something originated
commonplace
Ordinary and unremarkable; a cliché or overused idea
displace
To move from usual place; to force out; to take the place of
displacement
The act of moving something from its place; forced removal of people
fireplace
An open hearth built into a wall for holding a fire indoors
place
a location or area; to put something somewhere
placement
The act of placing something or someone in a position or job
places
Specific areas or locations; puts something in a position
replace
to take the place of; to substitute
replacement
A person or thing that takes the place of another; the act of replacing
workplace
The place where someone works