Where does “bezplatně” come from?
bezplatně (Czech) comes from Czech bezplatný, from Czech plát, from German platte, from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
bezplatně (Czech): gratis without charge
Definitions
- gratis without charge
Ancestry of “bezplatně”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | bezplatný | free of charge |
| 2 | Czech | plát | to burn brightly; A sheet, plate or slab |
| 3 | German | platte | |
| 4 | Middle High German | platte | — |
| 5 | Old High German | platta | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 7 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |