Where does “платика” come from?
платика (Bulgarian) comes from English platy, from English plate, 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.
платика (Bulgarian): bream freshwater fish of family
Definitions
- bream freshwater fish of family
Ancestry of “платика”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platy | Resembling plates; Of a field semy of plates;... |
| 2 | English | plate | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which... |
| 3 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |