Where does “platendraaier” come from?
platendraaier (Dutch) comes from Dutch plaat, from Middle Dutch 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.
platendraaier (Dutch): gramophone; turntable; disc jockey
Definitions
- gramophone; turntable; disc jockey
Ancestry of “platendraaier”, step by step
platendraaier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch plaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plaat | board, sheet, plate; record |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | plate | — |
| 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 |
via Dutch draaier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | draaier | turner |