plot etymology

Etymology

• "Plot" derives from the Old English word "plot," which meant "a piece of land."
• In Middle English, "plot" came to refer to a "plan or scheme."

Meaning

• A plot is a sequence of events that make up a story or narrative.
• It can also refer to a plan or scheme, especially one that is secret or malicious.

Origin

• The original meaning of "plot" as a piece of land is thought to come from the idea of a small, enclosed area of ground.
• The sense of "plot" as a plan or scheme developed later, possibly from the idea of a secret meeting place where plans could be hatched.

plot relate terms

• plan

  Etymology The word plan originated from the Latin word planus meaning flat or lev

• plain

  Etymology Plain derives from the Old French word plain which in turn comes from the

• plat

  Etymology The word plat comes from the Middle French word plat meaning flat or sh

• plot

  Etymology Plot derives from the Old English word plot which meant a piece of land

• plateau

  Etymology of Plateau The word plateau comes from the French word plateau meaning

• game

  Etymology Origin of the Word The word game is derived from the Old English word game

• patch

  Etymology The word patch has several possible etymologies Middle Dutch patse or

• diagram

  Etymology The word diagram is derived from the Greek word diagramma which means fig

• machination

  Etymology The word machination has its roots in Latin Machina a machine device

• seminary

  Etymology Latin seminarium Proto Indo European se men meaning to sow Meaning

• intrigue

  Etymology Late Middle English via Old French entriegue from Italian intrigo from Lati

• strategy

  Etymology The word strategy comes from the Greek word strategia which means the a

• contrive

  Etymology Middle English contrive from Anglo French contriver from Latin contrōvār

• cabal

  Etymology The word cabal has its origins in the Hebrew word kabbalah which means to