Where does “Prairial” come from?
Prairial (English) comes from French prairial, from French prairie, from Old French praerie, from Portuguese prataria, from Portuguese prata, from Old Portuguese prata, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus — flat.
Prairial (English): The ninth month of the French Republican Calendar, from May 20 or 21 to June 18 or 19
Definitions
- The ninth month of the French Republican Calendar, from May 20 or 21 to June 18 or 19
Ancestry of “Prairial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prairial | Relating to pastures, grasslands; Prairial |
| 2 | French | prairie | meadow, grassland, pasture, prairie |
| 3 | Old French | praerie | meadow |
| 4 | Portuguese | prataria | silverware; cutlery; plates, dishes collectively |
| 5 | Portuguese | prata | silver; one hundred cents of current currency... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | prata | silver |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 8 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |