Where does “plát” come from?
plát (Czech) comes from German platte, from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
plát (Czech): to burn brightly; A sheet, plate or slab
Definitions
- to burn brightly; A sheet, plate or slab
Ancestry of “plát”, step by step
plát traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German platte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | platte | |
| 2 | Middle High German | platte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | platta | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 5 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Czech platit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | platit | to pay; to hold |
| 2 | Old Czech | platiti | to pay |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | platiti | to pay |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |