Where does “plaqueta” come from?

plaqueta (Catalan) comes from French plaquette, from French plaque, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.

plaqueta (Catalan): platelet particle found in the blood of mammals which helps with clotting

Definitions

  1. platelet particle found in the blood of mammals which helps with clotting

Ancestry of “plaqueta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaquettepacket of butter, chocolate; strip, blister pack of pills
2Frenchplaquesheet, plate; slab; plaque
3Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
4Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
5Old Dutchplaggapatch
6Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggąEvery word from Old Dutch plaggaEvery word from Middle Dutch placke