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Where does “drawplate” come from?

drawplate (English) comes from English 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.

drawplate (English): A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a...

Definitions

  1. A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a...

Ancestry of “drawplate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplateA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which...
2Old Frenchplatea flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor
3Medieval Latinplatasilver
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →