Where does “plata” come from?

plata (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plata (Asturian): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “plata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
2Latinplattusflattened
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →