Where does “plater” come from?

plater (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French platel, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plater (Anglo-Norman): platter

Definitions

  1. platter

Ancestry of “plater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplatel
2Old Frenchplatea flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor
3Medieval Latinplatasilver
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plater

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-
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