Where does “platejar” come from?

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

platejar (Catalan): to silver-plate

Definitions

  1. to silver-plate

Ancestry of “platejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanplatasilver; platter
2Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
3Latinplattusflattened
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →